释义 |
▪ I. uke1|juːk| colloq. abbrev. of ukulele.
[1915N.Y. World 18 July 2m/4 Those who pretend to know say that the euk did more than anything else to put the lulu in Honolulu.] 1921Quill July 21 The music store of Gino Polluce on Blocker Street was raided by Inspector Bullem but no ukes were captured. 1949L. Feather Inside Be-Bop i. 7, I fooled around with the uke. 1960N. Hilliard Maori Girl 133 A big grey hair. It looks just like a uke-string, it's that big. 1976W. Goldman Magic iii. xiv. 227, I won't sing no more 'Cause I ain't got my uke. ▪ II. ‖ uke2|ˈuːke| [Jap., f. ukeru to receive, be passive, defend.] In Judo, the passive partner, the one who is acted upon.
1956[see reap v.1 2 e]. 1961New Statesman 22 Sept. 402/2 The thrower's body is turned facing the same way as the Uke's... He gets both feet inside the Uke's. 1972Judo Illustrated Sept. 48/2 Tori and uke should be friends and know each other's attitudes well. 1984Coaching Award Scheme (Brit. Judo Assoc.) 6/2 If nage-no-Kata is mastered it vastly widens tori's repertoire, but just as vital, it will eliminate uke's fears of falling—right or left side. |