cougar

• n. [脊椎] 美洲狮，美洲豹

来自南美土著语。

cougar (n.)

1774, from French couguar, Buffon's adaption (influenced by jaguar) of a word the Portuguese picked up in Brazil as çuçuarana, perhaps from Tupi susuarana, from suasu "deer" + rana "false." Another proposed source is Guarani guaçu ara. Evidently the cedillas dropped off the word before Buffon got it. Slang sense of "older woman (35-plus) who seeks younger males as sex partners" is attested by 2002; said in some sources to have originated in Canada, probably from some reference to predatory feline nature.

1. I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.

我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物.

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2. Today a 1967 Cougar in good condition is a collector's item.

到今天,一辆没有破损的1967年生产的美洲豹车是汽车搜集家的一项瑰集品.

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3. We did use a live animal to promote the Cougar.

我们倒的确使用了一头活的动物来推销美洲豹车.

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4. As Hollywood's best cougar , Demi Moore has become the envy of millions.

作为好莱坞最著名的“吃嫩草”**,黛米·摩尔成为万千女性羡慕的对象.

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5. Optima Cougar - Optima has finally entered the highracer market with the new Cougar.

最优美洲豹 - 最优终于进入highracer市场与新的美洲豹.

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