lone wolf

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ləʊn ˈwʊlf/    美 /ˌloʊn ˈwʊlf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wolf that is not part of a pack.
    — They knew what it meant; even Joan had heard the cry of the lone wolf hunting in the lean time of winter, and of all things sad, all things lonely, all things demoniacal, the howl of a wolf stands alone.
  2. A person who avoids the company of others; an independent or solitary person; a loner. figuratively
    — Don't be a lone wolf. Publish your results; take the world—take the nation at least—into your confidence.
  3. A criminal who acts alone, not as part of a group. figuratively
    — [Stephen] Paddock's motives remain unclear. Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo described the shooting as a "lone wolf" attack. "We have no idea what his belief system was," he said.

词形变化

lone wolves plural

词源

From lone + wolf.
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