6. Oryx number one was not so lucky. The lioness managed to protect it for two weeks before a hungry male lion with a traditional diet seized the baby while the lioness was napping.
7. to assail or attack on all sides:The lioness..beset by men and hounds. Pope.
到处攻击……;这头雌狮子到处受到猎人和猎犬的袭击。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
8. The folk tales of the period tell of " swan children", and in various fairy tales children are suckled by a hind, a goat, a lioness, a wolf, ravens, or even rats.
这一时期的民间传说中有"天鹅孩子",童话故事中曾有母鹿、山羊、母狮、狼、乌鸦,甚至老鼠等抚养孩子。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
9. The lioness secreted her cubs in the tall grass.