| 释义 |
water boy in American English 1. US a boy who brings drinking water to workers, as in the fields 2. US an assistant who brings drinking water, towels, etc. to athletes during the timeouts of a contest water boy in American Englishnoun1. a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players 2. a person who sees that livestock is supplied with water, as by filling water troughs Word origin [1630–40 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1630–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: brigade, cachet, concentrate, ejector, precision |