n (1) 狐狸(type of reddish-brown wild animal which looks like a dog) [C]:hunt~es猎狐;A family of~es lives on the railway line. 一窝狐狸住在铁道边儿。
(2) 狡猾的人(cunning or crafty person) [C] (infml,尤derog):a crafty/sly old~狡猾的老狐狸;
→′foxy adj 狡猾的,惯于欺骗的;′foxhole n 散兵掩体;′foxhound n猎狐犬;′fox-hunting n 猎狐;
vt (1) 使难以理解,使困惑(puzzle or confuse) [T+n]:be completely~ed by the calculations/the last question/sb's behaviour完全被这些计算/最后一个问题/某人的行为所困惑;
(2) (生褐斑)使褪色((of book leaves,prints,etc) to become stained or spotted a yellowish brown,as by age) [T+n,通常pass]:The book is~ed on the covers. 这本书的书皮发黄了。
【说明】fox的阴性为vixen,读作/′viksn/。