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单词 donkeys
释义

donkey

noun

don·​key ˈdäŋ-kē How to pronounce donkey (audio) ˈdəŋ- How to pronounce donkey (audio) ˈdȯŋ- How to pronounce donkey (audio)
plural donkeys
1
: the domestic ass (Equus asinus)
2
: a stupid or obstinate person

Synonyms

  • ass
  • burro
  • jackass
  • moke [British slang]
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Example Sentences

we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

donkey

noun

don·​key ˈdäŋ-kē How to pronounce donkey (audio)
ˈdəŋ-,
ˈdȯŋ-
plural donkeys
: an animal related to but smaller than the horse that has short hair in mane and tail and very large ears

donkeys

noun

plural of donkey
1
as in mules
a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mules
  • burros
  • asses
  • mokes
  • jackasses
  • jennies
  • jennets
  • hinnies
  • pack animals
  • jacks
2
as in idiots
a stupid person called him a donkey when he refused to go along with their plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • idiots
  • morons
  • geese
  • dummies
  • stupids
  • lunatics
  • fools
  • losers
  • mutts
  • imbeciles
  • turkeys
  • prats
  • clowns
  • dolts
  • jackasses
  • knuckleheads
  • blockheads
  • numskulls
  • dopes
  • deadheads
  • ganders
  • ignoramuses
  • sapheads
  • birdbrains
  • stupes
  • nincompoops
  • golems
  • yahoos
  • pinheads
  • naturals
  • airheads
  • dullards
  • goons
  • dimwits
  • oafs
  • dunces
  • dunderheads
  • cretins
  • nuts
  • lunkheads
  • hammerheads
  • ninnies
  • fatheads
  • schnooks
  • boneheads
  • dips
  • loons
  • simpletons
  • noddies
  • meatheads
  • chuckleheads
  • snakes
  • ratbags
  • skunks
  • doofuses
  • stocks
  • jerks
  • nitwits
  • numbskulls
  • momes
  • loggerheads
  • hardheads
  • nimrods
  • schlubs
  • dodos
  • clucks
  • dorks
  • goofs
  • bubbleheads
  • cuddies
  • thickheads
  • buffoons
  • lumps
  • dumb clucks
  • dumbheads
  • noodles
  • dumbbells
  • dufuses
  • clodpoles
  • dim bulbs
  • shlubs
  • skunk
  • dummkopfs
  • woodenheads
  • villains
  • dum-dums
  • chowderheads
  • beasts
  • ninnyhammers
  • ignorami
  • clodpolls
  • madmen
  • half-wits
  • nits
  • know-nothings
  • clunks
  • loonies
  • mugs
  • clots
  • zanies
  • boobies
  • dodoes
  • yo-yos
  • lamebrains
  • heels
  • gawks
  • cads
  • boors
  • scatterbrains
  • stinkers
  • creeps
  • churls
  • curs
  • featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brains
  • sages
  • genii
  • intellectuals
  • geniuses
  • thinkers
  • intellects
  • wizards
  • whizzes
  • polymaths
  • sharpies
  • Renaissance men
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