Jackal

(noun.) Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair.

编辑:鲁弗斯

• Two or three times, the matter in hand became so knotty, that the jackal found it imperative on him to get up, and steep his towels anew. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• With a deprecatory grunt, the jackal again complied. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The lion took it with care and caution, made his selections from it, and his remarks upon it, and the jackal assisted both. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• It may be that the early sub-man sometimes played jackal to the sabre-toothed tiger, and finished up the bodies on which the latter had gorged itself. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• At length the jackal had got together a compact repast for the lion, and proceeded to offer it to him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The jackal removed the towels from his head, which had been steaming again, shook himself, yawned, shivered, and complied. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The Jackal Those were drinking days, and most men drank hard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

录入:威廉敏娜