Yankee

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishYankeeYan‧kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal 1 a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War2 American EnglishSA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US3 SAN British English an American – often used to show disapproval SYN Yank4 American English someone from New EnglandExamples from the CorpusYankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers.Origin Yankee (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century

单词	Yankee
释义	Yankee From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishYankeeYan‧kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal 1 a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War2 American EnglishSA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US3 SAN British English an American – often used to show disapproval SYN Yank4 American English someone from New EnglandExamples from the CorpusYankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers.Origin Yankee (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century
随便看	talk some sense into talk some sense into talk somebody into doing something talk somebody into something talk somebody out of doing something talk somebody out of something talk somebody/something ↔ down talk somebody’s ear off talk something ↔ out talk something ↔ over talk something ↔ up talk sport etc talk sport/politics/business etc talk that talk the hind leg off a donkey talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey talk the hind legs off a donkey talk the talk talk through talk through something talk time talk to talk to something talk to the hand talk to yourself