单词 | dodo |
释义 | dodo From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Birdsdododo‧do /ˈdəʊdəʊ $ ˈdoʊdoʊ/ noun (plural dodos) [countable]1 HBBa large bird that was unable to fly and no longer exists2 American English informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a stupid person3 → (as) dead as a dodoExamples from the Corpusdodo• The campaign was as dead as a dodo.• We can die out as a species, like the dodo, without love.• Military corners, flat pillows and snug spreads have gone the way of the dodo.• It was last seen in the I600s, around the time the dodo had gone extinct.Origin dodo (1600-1700) Portuguese doudo “stupid person” |
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