jackal
US /ˈdʒæk.əl/
UK /ˈdʒæk.əl/
1.
豺
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.
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The jackal howled under the desert moon.
豺在沙漠的月光下嚎叫。
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Jackals often scavenge for food left by larger predators.
豺经常搜寻大型捕食者留下的食物。
2.
走狗, 卑鄙小人
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.
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He was nothing more than a jackal, doing the bidding of his corrupt boss.
他不过是个走狗，听从他腐败老板的差遣。
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The politician was surrounded by jackals eager to gain favor.
这位政治家被一群渴望获得恩惠的走狗包围着。