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unicorn

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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u·ni·corn /ˈjuːnəkɔːn $ -ɔːrn/ noun [countable]  RFan imaginary animal like a white horse with a long straight horn growing on its head 〔传说中似白马的〕独角兽
Examples from the Corpus
unicornShe is a unicorn, thought Jay, contriving ways to have their paths cross.Among the existing pseudo-entities, ghosts and unicorns are not especially dangerous.During his chaste vigil he had a vision of wolves, bears, lions, leopards and unicorns.In the Empire they would be called unicorn.There are also problems with words like unicorn, roc, elf and dragon.She doodled a small, ugly dwarf, then a couple of unicorns.Pope Gregory the Great had spoken of taming the wild unicorn, symbol of the man of power.
Origin unicorn (1200-1300) Old French unicorne, from Late Latin unicornis, from Latin uni- + cornu horn
u·ni·corn nounChineseSyllable
white an imaginary a animal horse like Corpus


unicorn
unicorn /ˈjuːnəkɔːn, ˈjuːnɪkɔːn $ -ɔːrn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: unicorne, from Late Latin unicornis, from Latin uni- + cornu 'horn'
an imaginary animal like a white horse with a long straight horn growing on its head


uni·cornBrE /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjuːnɪkɔːrn/ 🔊 noun(in stories) an animal like a white horse with a long straight horn on its head (传说中的)独角兽