dragon中文

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dragon
/ 5drAɡEn /

◙ noun
1. a mythical monster like a giant reptile. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in the Far East it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens
• 龙（欧洲传统上认为混乱与邪恶的象征，但在远东象征丰饶，与天、水相关）
  [derogatory] a fierce and intimidating woman
• [贬] 凶悍的女人，悍妇
»his wife is a real dragon.
  他的妻子是个真正的悍妇。
2. (也作 flying dragon). another term for flying lizard
• 同 flying lizard
  [Austral.] any lizard of the agama family
• [澳] 飞龙科蜥蜴

• 见 Komodo dragon

【IDIOMS】

◘ chase the dragon
1. [informal] smoke heroin
• [非正式] 吸食海洛因；吸毒

【语源】

1. Middle English (also denoting a large serpent): from Old French, via Latin from Greek drakōn 'serpent'