tiger
tiger
noun
have a tiger by the tail (亦作 be riding a tiger)
noun
- a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia but becoming increasingly rare
（老）虎 - Panthera tigris, family Felidae
拉丁名Panthera tigris，猫科
■used to refer to someone fierce, determined, or ambitious
强悍的人；劲头十足的人
despite his wound, he still fought like a tiger.
尽管有伤在身，他打起来还是勇猛得像只老虎。
one of the sport's young tigers.
体坛的年轻小将之一。
■(亦作tiger economy)a dynamic economy of one of the smaller East Asian countries, for example, that of Singapore, or South Korea
（尤指东亚较小国家，如新加坡、韩国的）小龙经济
■(informal, chiefly Austral./NZ)a person with an insatiable appetite for something
(非正式，主澳／新西兰)不知足的人
I'm a tiger for a bargain.
我对买便宜货乐此不疲。 - used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies, e.g. scarlet tiger, plain tiger
［用于灯蛾、斑纹蝴蝶的名称中，如scarlet tiger, plain tiger］ - (Tigers). another term for Tamil Tigers
同 Tamil Tigers
have a tiger by the tail (亦作 be riding a tiger)
- have embarked on a course of action which proves unexpectedly difficult but which cannot easily or safely be abandoned
处境比预料的困难
- Middle English: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek
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