n (1) 狐狸(type of reddish-brown wild animal which looks like a dog) [C]：hunt～es猎狐;A family of～es lives on the railway line. 一窝狐狸住在铁道边儿。

(2) 狡猾的人(cunning or crafty person) [C] (infml，尤derog)：a crafty/sly old～狡猾的老狐狸;

→′foxy adj 狡猾的，惯于欺骗的;′foxhole n 散兵掩体;′foxhound n猎狐犬;′fox-hunting n 猎狐;

vt (1) 使难以理解，使困惑(puzzle or confuse) [T+n]：be completely～ed by the calculations/the last question/sb's behaviour完全被这些计算/最后一个问题/某人的行为所困惑;

(2) (生褐斑)使褪色((of book leaves，prints，etc) to become stained or spotted a yellowish brown，as by age) [T+n，通常pass]：The book is～ed on the covers. 这本书的书皮发黄了。

【说明】fox的阴性为vixen，读作/′viksn/。