| 单词 | picador |
| 释义 | picador (once / 32382 pages) n A picador is a bullfighter with a particular job: to jab the bull with a sharp spear, in order to get him angry and riled up. You are only likely to come across the word picador in the context of bullfighting. There are usually two picadors on horseback who poke the bull with lances called picas to get him really mad before his confrontation with the matador, who is the main bullfighter. In Spanish, picador means "pricker" or "piercer," from picar, "to pierce." WORD FAMILYpicador: picadors USAGE EXAMPLESThis is an edited extract from How to Survive a Plague, published by Picador on 1 December. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) They’ll play the picador tormenting the bull, goading him, weakened, into an unfortunate charge. Wall Street Journal(Jul 29, 2016) To be published in Britain by Picador in September; £20. Economist(Jun 16, 2016) n the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low Hyper bullfighter, toreador someone who fights bulls equestrian, horseback rider, horsemana man skilled in equitation |
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