lion
狮子,狮子座,狮子头,狮子座的人
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Definitions
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- : a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- : any of various related large wildcats, as the cougar.
- : a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- : a person of great importance, influence, charm, etc., who is much admired as a celebrity: a literary lion.
- : the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain.
- : Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Leo.
- : a member of any one of the internationally affiliated service clubs founded in 1917 and dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship, sound government, and community, national, and international welfare.
- : Numismatics. a silver, Anglo-Gallic denier, issued during the reign of Henry III, bearing the figure of a lion.a gold coin of Scotland, issued c1400–1589, bearing the figure of a lion.any of various other coins bearing the figure of a lion.hardhead.
- : British. an object of interest or note.
Phrases
- beard the lion
- throw to the wolves (lions)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The trip starts in Nairobi National Park, where rhinos, giraffes, and lions wander wide-open grass plains.
Robin and his friends long for a world where they are invited into mainstream society, while still getting to be their super cool selves, which they get when King Richard returns at the end of the film and he’s not just a lion but a True Ally.
He used it as a way to answer a question on if lions have any difficulty breeding in captivity or the wild.
Biologists have documented infanticide in numerous species, including lions and many nonhuman primates such as langur monkeys and chimpanzees.
You might also become hyper-vigilant about potential dangers — like the proverbial man-eating lion lurking in the tall grass of our ancestors’ savannah.
Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.
There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.
Two Indonesian airlines, Garuda and Lion Air, have seen Fernandes eat their lunch and are only now responding.
The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
The airplane was owned by an Indonesian budget carrier, Lion Air.
Thereafter he ran away from school twice, having been seized with a romantic and irresistible desire to see and shoot a lion!