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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

老虎 [lǎohǔ]
  1. 1. noun tiger

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

老虎 [lǎohǔ]
  1. 1. tiger

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

老虎 [lǎohǔ]
  1. 1. 虎的通称。
  2. 2. 比喻耗费大量能源或原材料的机器设备等
    这些老船都是油老虎
  3. 3. 比喻凭借权势进行大量贪污、盗窃、偷税漏税等犯罪活动的人。

Examples

或者把老虎打死,或者被老虎吃掉,二者必居其一。
Either kill the tiger or be killed by him—one way or the other. 二者必居其一
老虎比狮子还利害。
Tigers are even fiercer than lions. 利害
老虎扑向山羊。
The tiger sprang on the goat.
一只老虎
a tiger
老虎是猫科的一种。
The tiger belongs to the cat family.
老虎
tiger
老虎是白山一霸。
老虎被惹怒了,开始大吼起来。
老虎是肉食动物。 肉食
一只老虎经过激烈搏斗后,已经血迹斑斑了。 血迹

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