Donkey
[ 'dɔŋki ]
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n. 驴，毛驴;笨蛋，傻瓜;（美国）民主党的象征;
📝 例句
A boy hung on to the donkey's tail.
一个男孩拉着驴尾巴。
He gave the poor donkey a terrible lashing.
他狠命地抽打那头可怜的驴.
I've not seen a real, old fashioned pantomime for donkey's year.
我许多年没看过一出真正的老式的哑剧了。
Why did you put your finger in the fire, you silly donkey?
你为何将手指头伸入火星呢？真是个傻瓜。
He cast his net for the first time,and drew in a dead donkey
他第一次撒网，打上来一头死驴。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ monkey-猴子,donkey-驴:顽皮的猴子骑笨驴
※ do-做,n-似“门”,key-钥匙:做门钥匙的是笨蛋(驴在做门钥匙)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
donkey
n
(pl ~s)
1 animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears 驴.
2 stupid or stubborn person 愚蠢或固执的人
He's an absolute donkey. 他是个十足的蠢驴.
3 (idm 习语) `donkey's years (Brit infml 口) a very long time 很长的时间; 很久; 猴年马月
It's donkey's years since we've seen each other. 我们有年头儿没见面了.
The new motorway won't be ready for donkey's years. 要修好新高速公路, 那得等到猴年马月了. talk the hind legs off a donkey => talk2.
🎯 考研助记
唐吉（谐音）：唐吉珂德，骑 驴上阵 don(done)+key(钥匙):驴夫把做好的钥匙挂在 驴脖子上 好动(d)的猴子(monkey)骑笨 驴
🔁 扩展释义
*['dɒŋki]n. 驴子, 笨蛋, 顽固者, 辅助发动机, 辅助泵
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
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From 1830 onwards in the USA and from about 1870 in Canada, settlers began to move westwards and to take possession of the plains as their own.
美国自1830年起，加拿大从1870年左右起，殖民者开始向西迁移，并把平原据为己有。
Annie was born in a poor family, on April 4th, 1866.
1866年4月4日，安妮出生在一个贫苦家庭中。
He was smiling hopefully.
他满怀希望地微笑着。