释义
n.
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。
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〈澳〉 鬣蜥科蜥蜴。
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chase the dragon informal smoke heroin 〈非正式〉 吸食海洛因
词源
"Middle English （also denoting a large serpent）： from Old French, via Latin from Greek
