| 释义 |
euro Austr.|ˈjʊərəʊ|
Also uroo, yuro.
[Native name (also uroo, waroo).]
A species of kangaroo. Also attrib.
186.Waterhouse in R. P. Whitworth Bailliere's S. Austral. Gazetteer (1866) 165 The uroo kangaroo was occasionally seen in the same localities. 1876― in Harcus S. Austral. 284 Osphranta crebescens. Uroo kangaroo. 1885Mrs. Praed Head Station II. 256 Cliffs, with ledges and crannies that afforded foothold only to yuros and rock⁓wallabies. 1898Morris Austral Eng. 140/1 Euro, one of the aboriginal names for a Kangaroo; spelt also Yuro. 1931I. L. Idriess Lasseter's Last Ride (1933) iii. 22 Wallaby, euro, and dingo tracks showed how popular this cool rock-hole was. Ibid. iv. 32 They found the hills alive with euros and wallabies. 1934Bulletin (Sydney) 17 Jan. 20/4 Winnie, our pet euro (Westralian rock kangaroo), had a liking for softgoods. 1944Living off Land ii. 27 A number of men are required to capture the wallaby or the euro (hill kangaroo). 1950‘N. Shute’ Town like Alice 81 You'll find little diggings all over in the sand, where the kangaroos and euros have dug for water. |