a mythical monster like a giant reptile. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in the Far East it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens.
龙(从欧洲的传统看,龙通常吐火,象征着混乱与邪恶;但在远东,龙通常是富饶、仁慈的象征,与水和天相关)。
〈贬〉 凶悍的女人,悍妇
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his wife is a real dragon .他的妻子是个真正的悍妇。
(亦作
同<Bold>FLYING LIZARD</Bold>.
〈澳〉 鬣蜥科蜥蜴。
见<Bold>KOMODO DRAGON</Bold>.
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chase the dragon informal smoke heroin 〈非正式〉 吸食海洛因
"Middle English (also denoting a large serpent): from Old French, via Latin from Greek