英语词汇“el dorado”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	el dorado
释义	Trends of El Dorado View usage for: El Dorado in British English (ɛl dɒˈrɑːdəʊ, Spanish ɛl doˈraðo) noun 1. a fabled city in South America, rich in treasure and sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century 2. Also: eldorado any place of great riches or fabulous opportunity Word origin C16: from Spanish, literally: the gilded (place) El Dorado in American English (ˌɛldəˈrɑdoʊ; ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ; ˌɛldəˈrædoʊ) or ˌEldoˈrado (ˌɛldəˈrɑdoʊ; ˌɛldəˈreɪdoʊ; ˌɛldəˈrædoʊ) noun 1. a legendary country in South America, supposed to be rich in gold and precious stones and sought by early Spanish explorers 2. Word forms: plural ˌEl Doˈrados US any place that is, or is supposed to be, rich in gold, opportunity, etc. Word origin Sp, the gilded; dorado, pp. of dorar, to gild < LL deaurare, to gild + L de-, intens. + aurum, gold Examples of 'El Dorado' in a sentence El Dorado Somebody's chauffeur probably got a scratch on the El Dorado, huh? Tapply, William G THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (2002) Strive as they might in their search for a full set of all four blue macaws, the parrot El Dorado eluded the collectors. Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002) She was the mysterious kingdom of Prester John, the lost realm of El Dorado. (2002)
随便看	have an ear to the ground have-an-ear-to-the-ground have a nerve have an eye for have an eye for something have an eye for the main chance have an eye to have an itching palm have-a-nose-for-something have a nose for sth have another string to your bow have-another-string-to-your-bow have ants in one's pants have-ants-in-ones-pants have ants in your pants have a one-track mind have a problem with have a record have a reputation have a roving eye have a screw loose have a sense that/get a sense that have-a-sense-that-get-a-sense-that have a shot have a shot at

　

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