hyaena

/haɪˈiːnə/ /haɪˈenə/

Meanings

noun

鬣狗

Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.

Examples :

"We heard the eerie laughter of a hyaena in the distance during our African safari. "

在我们的非洲狩猎旅行中，我们听到远处传来鬣狗令人毛骨悚然的笑声。

noun

鬣狗, 性侵寡妇的男人

(Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

culture ritual sex tradition human society

Related Words

performs verb

/pərˈfɔrmz/ /pəˈfɔrmz/

执行，履行，表演。

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

他只用了二十分钟就完成了这项任务。

widowed verb

/ˈwɪdoʊd/ /ˈwɪdəʊd/

使守寡，使丧偶。

"The tragic accident widowed Mary's husband, leaving her with three young children. "

那场悲惨的事故夺走了玛丽丈夫的生命，使她成了寡妇，留下了三个年幼的孩子。

laughter noun

/ˈlɑːftə/ /ˈlæftɚ/

笑声，欢笑。

"Their loud laughter betrayed their presence."

他们响亮的笑声暴露了他们的行踪。

subfamily noun

/ˈsʌbˌfæmɪli/ /ˈsʌbˌfæməli/

亚科

"In biology class, we learned that dogs (Canidae family) are further classified into different groups, like the subfamily Caninae, which includes wolves, foxes, and jackals. "

在生物课上，我们学到狗（犬科）可以进一步分成不同的类群，比如亚科，犬亚科就包含了狼、狐狸和胡狼。

carnivores noun

/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːrz/ /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔrz/

食肉动物, 肉食动物

"As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores."

作为幼年鳄鱼，它们经常被体型更大的食肉动物捕食。

medium noun

/ˈmiːdɪəm/

介质，媒介。

"The medium for the experiment was a special liquid solvent. "

实验的介质是一种特殊的液体溶剂。

recently adverb

/ˈɹiːsəntli/

distance noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/

距离，路程。

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

从莫斯科出发，到圣彼得堡的距离比较近，到新西伯利亚的距离相对较远，但到符拉迪沃斯托克的距离就更远了。

ritualized verb

/ˈrɪt͡ʃuəlaɪzd/ /ˈrɪt͡ʃəlaɪzd/

仪式化，使成仪式。

"The company ritualized the weekly staff meeting by always starting with a round of silly icebreakers, even when there was serious work to discuss. "

这家公司把每周的员工会议仪式化了，总是以一轮无聊的破冰游戏开始，即使有严肃的工作要讨论也是如此。

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

类似物，相似之处。

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

老师表扬了学生们数学测验中相似的答案。(Lǎoshī biǎoyáng le xuéshengmen shùxué cèyàn zhōng xiāngsì de dá'àn.)

genera noun

/ˈdʒɛnəɹə/

属，类属

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

所有玉兰花都属于玉兰属这个类属。

excited verb

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

激动，使兴奋

"The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."

開幕式上的煙火讓在場的所有人都激動不已。