英语词汇“mule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	mule
释义	Trends of mule View usage for: mule (mjuːl) Word forms: plural mules 1. countable noun A mule is an animal whose parents are a horse and a donkey. 2. countable noun [usually plural] A mule is a shoe or slipper which is open around the heel. mule in British English 1 (mjuːl) noun 1. the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, used as a beast of burden Compare hinny1 2. any hybrid animal a mule canary 3. Also called: spinning mule a machine invented by Samuel Crompton that spins cotton into yarn and winds the yarn on spindles 4. informal an obstinate or stubborn person 5. slang a person who is paid to transport illegal drugs for a dealer Word origin C13: from Old French mul, from Latin mūlus ass, mule mule in British English 2 (mjuːl) noun a backless shoe or slipper Word origin C16: from Old French from Latin mulleus a magistrate's shoe mule in American English 1 (mjul) noun 1. the offspring of a donkey and a horse; esp., the offspring of a jackass and a mare: mules are nearly always sterile see also hinny 2. a small tractor or electric engine used to tow boats along a canal or move mine cars 3. a machine for drawing and spinning cotton fibers into yarn and winding the yarn on spindles 4. a hybrid animal, as the offspring of a canary and some other finch; esp., a sterile hybrid 5. Informal a stubborn person 6. Slang a person who smuggles drugs or narcotics into a country Word origin OFr, fem. of mul < L mulus, mule mule in American English 2 (mjul) noun a lounging slipper that does not cover the heel Word origin Fr, ult. < L mulleus, red or purple shoe < IE base mel-, dark-colored > Gr melas, black More idioms containing mule stubborn as a mule Image of mule © Coprid, shutterstock Examples of 'mule' in a sentence mule Riding a mule or donkey was an ancient symbol of royal office. Christianity Today (2000) These barges were often towed by horses or mules from footpaths on the shore. Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995) There are pack mules and horse drawn carts. Times, Sunday Times (2011) After some hundred yards the horse and mule suddenly tossed up their heads and snorted. Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993) It can be fatal in horses, donkeys and mules. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In one corner, mules and donkeys were tethered. Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994) More than 15,000 mules and horses stripped entire valleys of their vegetation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This gentleman had a very good led horse and a mule on which he came, and four men on foot. Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) Each day's ride lasts 5-6 hours and follows ancient mule tracks between hilltop villages. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The next year they went off to the Pyrenees, trekking by mule and donkey. Higonnet, Anne Berthe Morisot (1990) China is a large country with beautiful horses and mules, they say, and in large numbers. Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) I have a lot of my father in me and I am as stubborn as a mule. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with mule Horses, rhinos and other perissodactyls, sheep In other languages mule British English: mule /mjuːl/ NOUN A mule* is an animal whose parents are a horse and a donkey. American English: mule Arabic: بَغْلٌ Brazilian Portuguese: mula Chinese: 骡子 Croatian: mula Czech: mezek Danish: muldyr Dutch: muildier European Spanish: mula Finnish: muuli French: mule German: Maultier Greek: μουλάρι Italian: mulo Japanese: ラバ Korean: 노새 Norwegian: muldyr Polish: muł European Portuguese: mula Romanian: catâr Russian: мул Latin American Spanish: mula Swedish: mula Thai: ล่อ Turkish: katır Ukrainian: мул Vietnamese: con la Chinese translation of 'mule' mule (mjuːl) n (c) (Zool) 骡(騾) (luó) (头, tóu) (= shoe) 拖鞋 (tuōxié) (双(雙), shuāng) related words collective noun barren Nearby words of mule mug mug up (on) something muggy mule mulish mull over multicoloured Synonyms of 'mule' mule Explore 'mule' in the dictionary
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