beard
n
(a) [U, C] hair growing on the chin and the lower cheeks of a man's face (下巴和面頰下部的)胡須; 絡腮胡子
a week's growth of beard 一星期未刮的胡子
Who's that man with the beard? 那個留著大胡子的人是誰?
He has (grown) a beard. 他留著大胡子. =>illus at head 見head之插圖. Cf 參看 moustache1,whisker 1.
(b) [C] similar hairy growth on an animal or plant (動物的)頷毛; (植物的)芒
a goat's beard 山羊的胡子.
beard v
1 [Tn] defy (sb/sth) openly; oppose bravely 公然反對(某人[某事物]); 勇敢地對抗.
2 (idm 習語) beard the lion in his `den visit sb important in order to challenge him, obtain a favour, etc 入獅穴捋獅須(走訪某要人以向其提出質詢、獲得某種好處等).
snapvt.& vi. 猛地咬住;呵斥;折斷;
vt. 拍照;用子母扣扣;[棒球]快速傳(球);拍…的快照;
n. (樹枝等的)突然折斷;嚴厲的話;突然的撕咬;尤指關上或斷裂的聲音)啪嗒聲;
vi. 啪啪作響;(目光)閃耀;(牙齒等)咯咯作響;(精神)突然崩潰;
adj. 容易的;喀嗒一聲扣下的;倉促的;
adv. 噼啪作響地;啪嗒一聲;猛然;
herdn. 獸群;牧群;放牧人;<蔑>群眾,民眾;
vt.& vi. 群集,糾結;
vt. 放牧;(使)向…移動;使成群;