名詞 lion:

1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
   同義詞：king of beasts, Panthera leo
2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
   同義詞：social lion
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
   同義詞：Leo
4. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
   同義詞：Leo, Leo the Lion

1. The lion attacked its victim with great ferocity.
   獅子兇猛地?fù)湎颢C物。
2. The lion lay asleep in its den.
   獅子躺在洞里睡覺(jué)。
3. The lion seized its prey and ate it.
   獅子抓住獵物，把它吃了。
4. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
   [諺]死獅不如活狗。
5. The lion was ravening the prey.
   那只獅子在貪婪地吞食著捕獲的獵物。
6. The ravenous lion tore the quarry.
   饑餓的獅子撕碎了獵物。
7. The soldier is as brave as a lion.
   這個(gè)戰(zhàn)士象獅子一樣勇猛。

li.on

n.（名詞）
A large, carnivorous, feline mammal(Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a long heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.
獅子：非洲和印度西北部的一種大型食肉（貓科 獅） 哺乳動(dòng)物，有黃褐色的短皮，尾部有叢毛，雄性在頸肩部有長(zhǎng)而濃密鬣毛
Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion.
獅的，似獅的：和獅子有關(guān)的或相似的一種大型貓科野生動(dòng)物

A very brave person.
勇士：勇敢的人
A person regarded as fierce or ferocious.
兇暴的人：被認(rèn)為暴躁或兇狠之人
An eminent person; a celebrity:
要人：名人；重要人物：
例句：
a literary lion.
文學(xué)名人

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>lion`s share
The greatest or best part.
最大或最好的部分
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Latin leô leôn-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) leô leôn-
from Greek leôn
源自 希臘語(yǔ) leôn
[of Semitic origin] ; akin to Hebrew l3bô’
[源于閃族] ；類(lèi)似于 希伯來(lái)語(yǔ) l3bô’