| 释义 |
boondock U.S. slang.|ˈbuːndɒk|
[ad. Tagalog bundok mountain.]
Rough country; jungle; an isolated or wild region. Usu. in pl. Also attrib.
1944C. Wynn in C. Metcalf Marine Corps Reader iii. 139 The sand and boondocks of Paris Island. 1950H. L. Miller in Word Study Oct. 7/1 Today Marines use boondock clothes and boondock shoes for hikes and maneuvers. 1951N.Y. Times Mag. 10 June 39/1 Sculthorpe is known to its temporary guests as ‘the boondocks’, as much for its isolation as anything else. 1965Spectator 12 Mar. 317/1 Those who have been feeling the public pulse out in the boondocks report a good deal of unrest.
Hence ˈboondockers, shoes suitable for rough outdoor use.
1953L. M. Uris Battle Cry ii. iii. 127 Andy Hookans was dumping a can of footpowder into his boondockers. 1957New Yorker 16 Nov. 193/1 My hacking jacket and pair of old Marine Corps boondockers. |