jackal
US /ˈdʒæk.əl/
UK /ˈdʒæk.əl/
명사
1.
자칼
a wild dog found in Africa and Asia, typically with a yellowish-brown coat, a bushy tail, and a pointed muzzle. Jackals are scavengers and hunters of small prey.
예시:
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The jackal howled under the desert moon.
자칼은 사막의 달 아래서 울부짖었다.
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Jackals often scavenge for food left by larger predators.
자칼은 종종 더 큰 포식자들이 남긴 음식을 찾아다닌다.
2.
자칼, 아첨꾼, 하수인
a person who behaves in a servile or obsequious way, especially to someone in power, or who acts as a subordinate to a more powerful or unscrupulous person.
예시:
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He was nothing more than a jackal, doing the bidding of his corrupt boss.
그는 부패한 상사의 명령을 따르는 자칼에 불과했다.
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The politician was surrounded by jackals eager to gain favor.
그 정치인은 호의를 얻으려는 자칼들에게 둘러싸여 있었다.