单词 | aussie |
释义 | Aussieadj.n. colloquial (originally Australian and New Zealand). A. adj. 1. Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [adjective] > Australia Australian1814 Aussiea1910 Strine1964 Oz1971 Ozzie1973 a1910 W. Goldstone Man from Kaiveroo in A. E. Woodhouse N.Z. Farm & Station Verse (1950) 49 We'd a bunch of Aussie shearers, and they come from New South Wales. 1916 in G. F. Moberly Experiences ‘Dinki Di’ R.R.C. Nurse (1933) 51 One of our Aussie officers. 1918 Aussie: Austral. Soldiers' Mag. 2/1 A certain Aussie Unit. 1931 I. L. Idriess Lasseter's Last Ride i. 7 Fred Colson, a cheerful Aussie bushman. 1966 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 22/1 A trey-bit or a trizzy is Aussie slang for a three-penny-bit. 1990 High Life (Brit. Airways) Dec. 91/1 Mobile iceboxes stuffed with Aussie wine and the occasional ‘tinnie’ of amber liquid. 2011 Independent 19 Feb. 37/3 The Aussie larrikin and the Cockney slaphead have been a winning combination ever since. 2. Of or relating to the Australian shepherd breed of dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of type of canine thoan1839 thooid1880 Aussie1978 1978 J. Robinson in D. Myrus Dog Catal. 143/2 Dusty was the first champion of the breed... He inspired me with the Aussie ‘cause’. 2012 J. French Beyond My Wildest Dreams 130 Two of the cutest Aussie puppies greeted us with wet noses and kisses and we returned the favor with tummy rubs and hugs. B. n. 1. An Australian; (originally) spec. an Australian soldier in the First World War (1914–18). Later also Sport (chiefly in plural): a member of an Australian national team. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] currency1827 native1848 Australian1880 kangaroo1888 Aussie1915 dinkum1916 Ozzie1918 Aussielander1919 pie eater1953 Strine1964 Oz1976 1915 Farmer & Settler (New S. Wales) 20 July 2/7 (headline) ‘Aussies’ in hospital. 1917 NZ at Front Gloss p. xiii Aussie, or Ossie.—The ‘Tommy’ of Australia. 1919 J. B. Sanborn 131st U.S. Infantry in World War x. 209 Shortly following this the Australian stretcher bearers carried back an Aussie, who had been wounded by a grenade while on patrol. 1927 Daily Express 30 May 17/1 Aussies in Singapore. The match between the Australian cricket team and Singapore..ended on Saturday. 1957 S. Hope Diggers' Paradise 78 Most Aussies, contrary to popular belief, are town-dwellers. 1988 Rugby News Nov. 23/2 We mauled early on but the Aussies were good at getting hands on ball. 2010 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 21 Nov. 11 Aussies will wait 15 minutes on average before putting on sunscreen. 2. Australia. See also Oz n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [noun] > Australia mainland1829 commonwealth1891 Ma State1906 Oz1908 wide brown land1908 Aussie1915 Aussieland1919 1915 in G. F. Moberly Experiences ‘Dinki Di’ R.R.C. Nurse (1933) 30 A farewell dance for the boys going home to ‘Aussie’ tomorrow. 1918 Australian at Weymouth 2 July 8/2 He soon returns to Aussie with his ‘better half’. 1956 F. B. Vickers in Coast to Coast 72 You're in Aussie now. Not your country. 2009 Fiji Times (Nexis) 27 Aug. 39 After what happened over in Aussie, we really wanted to come back here and treat our locals to a good game. 3. = Australian Shepherd n. at Australian n. and adj. Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > other types of Old English sheepdog1890 Belgian sheepdog1901 Belgian Shepherd1901 briard1901 Calabrian1905 Groenendael1925 maremma1925 bouvier1934 Illyrian sheepdog1935 puli1936 Malinois1947 Tervueren1947 Owczarek1948 Old English1971 Aussie1972 1972 G. Stevenson Austral. Shepherd's Origin & Hist. 6 The Aussie must show tremendous strength combined with unusual agility. 1993 Dog World Feb. 113/1 (advt.) A thorough study that covers such important topics as the Aussie's history; the breed Standard; buying and selling; first aid and more. 2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 20 Sept. Aussies and other herding breeds can be predisposed to fear new people, since they were bred to have jobs and listen to one individual. Compounds Aussie rules n. (more fully Aussie rules football) = Australian rules n. at Australian n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > Australian football > [noun] football1859 footy1900 Aussie rules1918 Australian rules1925 Australian National Football1927 national football1958 1918 Referee (Sydney) 10 July 9/5 ‘Aussie Rules’, as the local youths term it, has a fine following of young devotees. 1960 Northern Territory News (Darwin) 26 Jan. 5/2 Dunbah was at the Gardens Oval watching the Aussie Rules. 1997 Total Sport Mar. 59/2 Since I was five, two things were belted into me—that I should like Aussie rules football..and want to beat the Poms. 2011 Trailfinder Spring 23/2 Pride of place in local eyes will always go to Aussie Rules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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