| 释义 |
muck·er
I. \ˈməkə(r)\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: freq. of muck (II)
transitive verb
: botch, bungle, snarl, tangle
intransitive verb
: wander, loiter, dawdle, putter, fool, trifle
II. noun
(-s)
chiefly Britain : muck 4
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: muck (I) + -er
1. chiefly Britain : cropper III
2.
a.
(1) : a coarse boorish person : oaf, philistine
(2) : cad
(3) : one that lacks the qualities of a good sportsman
(4) : bastard 7
b. : a tough sometimes vicious individual : roughneck
• muck·er·ish \-k(ə)rish\ adjective
IV. \ˈməkə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: muck (II) + -er
: one that clears away material (as earth, gravel, rock) from a working area: as
a. : a mine worker who scrapes up the chippings left in the channels made by a coal-cutting machine
b. : one that clears bark and debris from a log landing |