| 单词 | macho |
| 释义 | macho (once / 10864 pages) adjn A man who's aggressively masculine can be described as macho. A boxer might try to intimidate his opponent by walking into the ring with a macho swagger. To be macho is to display a tough, fierce, overly confident facade. A man who's macho would never cry or sip a cup of tea or pet a kitten, because none of these things would be seen as "manly" enough. In Spanish, macho means "male animal," from the Latin root masculus, also "male," but also "worthy of a man." WORD FAMILYmacho: machos USAGE EXAMPLES“It is because they didn’t patronizingly speak in the advertising campaign in a very macho, aggressive language like most beer advertising used in the past.” Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) They grew up in a large family - seven sisters and seven brothers - and in a traditional, macho culture. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) He got on the FBI’s radar while agents were investigating another gambling ring there, Macho Sports. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner Syn butch masculine associated with men and not with women 2n a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo Hyper male, male person a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies |
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