fox

英 [fɒks]

美 [fɑːks]

n. 狐; 狐狸; 狐皮; 狡猾的人; 老狐狸; 老滑头
v. 使猜不透; 把…难住; 使上当; 使迷惑

复数：foxes　过去分词：foxed　过去式：foxed　现在分词：foxing　第三人称单数：foxes　

Collins.2 / BNC.4616 / COCA.6537

牛津词典

noun

狐；狐狸
a wild animal of the dog family, with reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and a thick heavy tail
狐皮
the skin and fur of the fox , used to make coats, etc.
狡猾的人；老狐狸；老滑头
a person who is clever and able to get what they want by influencing or tricking other people
1. He's a wily old fox.
  他是个诡计多端的老狐狸。
漂亮的年轻女子
an attractive young woman

verb

使猜不透；把…难住；使上当；使迷惑
to be too difficult for sb to understand or solve; to trick or confuse sb
1. The last question foxed even our panel of experts.
  最后这个问题甚至把我们的专家小组都难倒了。

狐狸
Afoxis a wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish-brown fur, a pointed face and ears, and a thick tail. Foxes eat smaller animals.
VERB 难住;使困惑
If youare foxedby something, you cannot understand it or solve it.
1. I admit I was foxed for some time...
  我承认我一度被难住了。
2. Only once did we hit on a question which foxed one of the experts...
  我们只碰到过一个把一位专家也难住了的问题。
3. They're a bit foxed by the colours of the riders' jerseys and hats.
  自行车手运动衫和帽子的颜色让他们有点儿困惑。
N-SING 老狐狸;狡猾的人
If you describe someone as afox, you mean they are very clever and deceitful.
1. Enrico was too good, an old fox, cunning.
  恩里科很有心计，是一只狡猾的老狐狸。

noun

verb

become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
be confusing or perplexing to
1. These questions confuse even the experts
2. This question completely threw me
3. This question befuddled even the teacher
Synonym:confusethrowbefuddlefuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate
deceive somebody
1. We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
Synonym:flim-flamplay a joke onplay trickstrickfobpull a fast one onplay a trick on