donkey
donkey(pl. -eys)- a domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call, used as a beast of burden; an ass
驴
- Equus asinus, family Equidae, descended from the wild ass of Africa
拉丁名Equus asinus,马科,起源于非洲野驴
- (informal)a stupid or foolish person
(非正式)蠢人;傻瓜
- (informal)an engine
(非正式)发动机
- (亦作 donkey stool)a low stool on which an artist sits astride, especially in an art school
(尤指在艺术学校中艺术家跨坐的)低凳
- [mass noun]a children's card game involving exchanging cards
(儿童的)换牌游戏
常用词组donkey's years- (informal)a very long time
(非正式)很多年,很久
we've been close friends for donkey's years.
很多年来我们一直是很亲密的朋友。
语源- late 18th cent. (originally pronounced to rhyme with monkey): perhaps from dun, or from the given name Duncan
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