matriarch

英['meɪtriɑːk] 美['meɪtrɑːrk]
  • n. 女家长;女族长
  • matra [音]马特勒(印度音乐的节拍单位)
  • matraca n.(在"耶稣受难日"用以代替教堂钟的)木制机械响鼓
  • matrah 马特拉[阿曼北部港市]
  • matral adj.=matricentred
  • matrass n.卵形瓶
Noun:
  1. a female head of a family or tribe

  2. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

1. It is this male - leaving behavior that highlights the matriarch elephant family.
这种“走婚”行为形成了母系族大象家族的特点.

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2. When the bull elephant desires sexual activity , he approaches the matriarch - led herd.
当公象发情时, 接近母象群.

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3. Kerrigan: I can hardly believe this! You've killed your own matriarch!
我真不敢相信! 你杀了你的领导者!

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4. Robyn Erbesfield is a matriarch of modern sport climbing.
RobynErbesfield是一位现代攀登运动的女族长.

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5. It is now the matriarch of a veritable family of Mars spacecraft.
另外,火星漫游号已绕轨一年多,它会测量地下含水量并拍摄红外线影像.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The most severe punishment a matriarch can dispense is exile from the house.
      女族长所能判处的最重刑罚是流放。
    2. A while ago some fool offered a Matriarch's Whip for sale on the black market.
      前面有些傻子在黑市上卖女族长的鞭子。

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