| 释义 |
▪ I. hippo|ˈhɪpəʊ|
Colloq. abbrev. hippopotamus.
1872Baker Nile Tribut. ii. 30 The hippo had been hauled to shore by ropes. 1893F. C. Selous Trav. S.E. Africa 65 Our guide now wished me to remain here that I might look for the hippos.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1884Gordon Khartoum Jrnls. 25 Sept. (1885) 98 Cassim gave him a wipe over the head with his Hippo whip. 1897Hinde Congo Arabs 40 My first experience of hippo-shooting.
▪ II. hippo
obs. f. hypo, abbrev. of hypochondria. |