lion's share

短语
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最大的份额

发音

UK /ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/
AU
US /ˈlaɪ.ənz ʃɛ(ə)ɹ/

词形变化

lion's shares lions' shares the lion's share lion's shares 复数 lions' shares 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The majority; a large or generous portion.

    绝大部分

    大部分

    习语

    They got a large donation, but the lion’s share of the money went straight into paying off debt.

词源

From Aesop’s fable The Lion's Share, in which a lion claims the full amount of the spoil after hunting with a number of other beasts. In one version of the fable, the lion claims three-quarters of the kill rather than the whole, leaving the three other animals to fight over the remainder.

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