fox

英 [fɒks]

美 [fɑːks]

n. 狐; 狐狸; 狐皮; 狡猾的人; 老狐狸; 老滑头
v. 使猜不透; 把…难住; 使上当; 使迷惑

复数：foxes　过去分词：foxed　过去式：foxed　现在分词：foxing　第三人称单数：foxes　

Collins.2 / BNC.4616 / COCA.6537

牛津词典

noun

狐；狐狸
a wild animal of the dog family, with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and a thick heavy tail
狐皮
the skin and fur of the fox , used to make coats, etc.
狡猾的人；老狐狸；老滑头
a person who is clever and able to get what they want by influencing or tricking other people
1. He's a wily old fox.
  他是个诡计多端的老狐狸。
漂亮的年轻女子
an attractive young woman

verb

使猜不透；把…难住；使上当；使迷惑
to be too difficult for sb to understand or solve; to trick or confuse sb
1. The last question foxed even our panel of experts.
  最后这个问题甚至把我们的专家小组都难倒了。

狐狸
Afoxis a wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and ears, and a thick tail. Foxes eat smaller animals.
VERB 难住;使困惑
If youare foxedby something, you cannot understand it or solve it.
1. I admit I was foxed for some time...
  我承认我一度被难住了。
2. Only once did we hit on a question which foxed one of the experts...
  我们只碰到过一个把一位专家也难住了的问题。
3. They're a bit foxed by the colours of the riders' jerseys and hats.
  自行车手运动衫和帽子的颜色让他们有点儿困惑。
N-SING 老狐狸;狡猾的人
If you describe someone as afox, you mean they are very clever and deceitful.
1. Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning.
  恩里科很有心计，是一只狡猾的老狐狸。

noun

verb

become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
be confusing or perplexing to
1. These questions confuse even the experts
2. This question completely threw me
3. This question befuddled even the teacher
Synonym:confusethrowbefuddlefuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate
deceive somebody
1. We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
Synonym:flim-flamplay a joke onplay trickstrickfobpull a fast one onplay a trick on

From 1066 to the 17th century the fox was looked upon as vermin.
从1066年到17世纪，狐狸一直被视为害兽。
Fox was making a long parenthetical remark about his travels on the border of the country.
福克斯正在插入一大段题外话，讲他在该国边境游历的故事。
Only once did we hit on a question which foxed one of the experts
我们只碰到过一个把一位专家也难住了的问题。
Fox stepped forward, welcomed him in Malay, and presented him to Jack
福克斯走向前，用马来语向他表示欢迎，并把他介绍给了杰克。
By 1920, Fox and Universal were already names to conjure with.
到1920年，福克斯和环球已经声名显赫。
Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning
即使从远处看，他的狐狸戏服也很抢眼。
He wasn't sure exactly how a fox could have got into the sheep's pen.
他不是十分确定狐狸是怎么进入羊圈的。
I admit I was foxed for some time
我承认我一度被难住了。
The fox takes his chance with a pack of hounds which may catch him and despatch him immediately.
那只狐狸和一群随时可能置其于死地的猎狗冒险周旋。
It shows a fox being disembowelled by a pack of hounds.
画面中一只狐狸正被一群猎狗撕咬得肠子外流。