英语词汇“donkey”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	donkey
释义	Trends of donkey View usage for: donkey (dɒŋki) Word forms: plural donkeys 1. countable noun A donkey is an animal which is like a horse but which is smaller and has longer ears. Synonyms: ass, mule, jackass, neddy More Synonyms of donkey 2. See donkey's years donkey in British English (ˈdɒŋkɪ) noun 1. Also called: ass a long-eared domesticated member of the horse family (Equidae), descended from the African wild ass (Equus asinus) 2. a stupid or stubborn person 3. British slang, derogatory a footballer known for his or her lack of skill the players are a bunch of overpriced and overrated donkeys 4. talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Word origin C18: perhaps from dun dark + -key, as in monkey donkey in American English (ˈdɑŋki; ˈdɔŋki; also, ˈdʌŋki) nounWord forms: plural ˈdonkeys 1. a domesticated ass see also ass1 2. a person regarded as stupid, foolish, or obstinate Word origin also earlier donky: late slang, rhyming with and patterned after monkey: < ? Duncan1 or < ? dun1 More idioms containing donkey talk the hind leg off a donkey do the donkey work Image of donkey © Coprid, shutterstock Examples of 'donkey' in a sentence donkey You can ride a donkey to the top but the cable car is more comfortable and far less scary. The Sun (2016) She will need them for her horse and two donkeys. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Some argue the men who died in horrific conditions were lions lead by donkeys. The Sun (2009) Why on earth did he ride a donkey? The Sun (2012) The press called it a donkey jacket and he was accused of a lack of respect. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Perhaps the solution is a donkey jacket. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Are you experiencing an unaccountable desire for a donkey ride? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Had miners really worn our badges on their donkey jackets? Times, Sunday Times (2014) He sees neglected horses and donkeys struggling with heavy loads in ancient souks and helps treat injured animals. The Sun (2006) Wild donkeys browse off the road. Times, Sunday Times (2009) His life revolves around his work, his donkey and his girlfriend. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The existing signs have served perfectly well for donkeys' years. The Sun (2012) But she refused to do the donkey work, staying calm while munching on a carrot. The Sun (2010) Many of the sweet counter classics have been knocking around for donkey's years. The Sun (2012) Wild goats and donkeys replace the cars on sleepy, scorching roads. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It can be fatal in horses, donkeys and mules. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He seems to have been around for donkey's years. The Sun (2006) You want people to think you slipped into a donkey jacket and bought a Passat. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You'll end up doing more than your fair share of the donkey work while they sit back. The Sun (2015) You work like a donkey on the pitch, you get knocked around and it feels like people are just not watching. The Sun (2013) It happened four years ago, one summer day when the villagers saw a little man coming down the mountain leading a donkey. Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993) But now it is claimed donkey and horse DNA were accidentally mixed up in the lab. The Sun (2010) After a while, we progress from heavily armed cats to other animals, usually donkeys and kangaroos. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Word lists with donkey male animals, female animals, Horses, rhinos and other perissodactyls In other languages donkey British English: donkey /ˈdɒŋkɪ/ NOUN A donkey is an animal like a small horse with long ears. American English: donkey Arabic: حِمار Brazilian Portuguese: jumento Chinese: 毛驴 Croatian: magarac Czech: osel Danish: æsel Dutch: ezel European Spanish: burro Finnish: aasi French: âne German: Esel Greek: γάιδαρος Italian: asino Japanese: ロバ Korean: 당나귀 Norwegian: esel Polish: osioł European Portuguese: burro Romanian: măgar Russian: осел Latin American Spanish: burro Swedish: åsna Thai: ลา Turkish: eşek Ukrainian: осел Vietnamese: con lừa All related terms of 'donkey' donkey-lick to defeat decisively donkey ride a ride on the back of a donkey , esp for recreation donkey vote a vote on a preferential ballot on which the voter's order of preference follows the order in which the candidates are listed donkey work If you do the donkey work , you do the hard work or the less interesting part of the work that needs to be done. donkey derby a race in which contestants ride donkeys , esp at a rural fê te donkey engine a small auxiliary engine, such as one used for pumping water into the boilers of a steamship donkey jacket A donkey jacket is a thick, warm jacket, usually dark blue with a strip across the shoulders at the back. nodding donkey (in the oil industry) a type of reciprocating pump used to extract oil from an inland well donkey's years For donkey's years means for a very long time. the donkey work difficult , boring , or routine work do the donkey work to do all the most physically tiring or boring parts of a job or a piece of work for donkey's years for a very long time talk the hind leg off a donkey to talk a lot talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey to talk endlessly Chinese translation of 'donkey' donkey (ˈdɔŋkɪ) n (c) 驴(驢) (lǘ) (头, tóu) (noun) in the sense of ass Definition a long-eared member of the horse family strange creatures including a wild donkey Synonyms ass She was led up to the sanctuary on an ass. mule jackass neddy idiom See donkey's years related words name of male jack name of female jenny Nearby words of donkey done done for done in or up donkey donkey's years donnish donor Related terms of donkey donkey's years Synonyms of 'donkey' donkey Explore 'donkey' in the dictionary
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