单词	taniwha
释义	taniwha /ˈtanɪwɑː / /ˈtanɪfa/ noun (plural same or taniwhas) A water monster of Maori legend.The doctor himself helpfully describes taniwhas as akin to goblins.... Work on a section of the new highway between Mercer and Long Swamp, dubbed the ‘Waikato Expressway’, has been put on hold after local Maori said they believe there is a taniwha in the way. Maoris claimed putting a road through a taniwha's home would have been a major insult to all those who believed in the beast. Origin Maori.
随便看	give place to give pursuit giver give rise to give someone a bell give someone a bloody nose give someone a break give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine give someone a fit give someone a hard time give someone a holler give someone a mouthful give someone an inch and he (or she) will take a mile give someone a piece of one's mind give someone a shout give someone away give someone Bondi give someone credit for give someone grief give someone head give someone hell give someone one give someone (or get) a thick ear give someone (or get) the bum's rush give someone (some) skin

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