Meaning of 虎视眈眈
虎视眈眈 means to eye covetously; to glare like a tiger preparing to pounce; to watch with greedy, fierce eyes. Pronounced hǔ shì dān dān.
- to eye covetously; to glare like a tiger preparing to pounce; to watch with greedy, fierce eyes
Definitions & Examples
Lín邻
guó国
duì对
zhè这
gè个
dì地
qū区
de的
zī资
yuán源
hǔ虎
shì视
dān眈
dān眈
。
The neighboring country is eyeing the resources of this region covetously.
Nà那
xiē些
hǔ虎
shì视
dān眈
dān眈
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
zhèng正
děng等
zhe着
wǒ我
men们
fàn犯
cuò错
。
Those fierce competitors are waiting tigerishly for us to make a mistake.
Tā他
hǔ虎
shì视
dān眈
dān眈
de地
dīng盯
zhe着
nà那
kuài块
dàn蛋
gāo糕
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
pà怕
bèi被
bié别
rén人
qiǎng抢
zǒu走
。
He stared at that piece of cake with greedy, fierce eyes, as if afraid someone would snatch it away.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
bèi被
jǐ几
gè个
hǔ虎
shì视
dān眈
dān眈
de的
cái财
tuán团
bāo包
wéi围
le了
。
This company is surrounded by several covetous conglomerates.