英语词汇“roadkill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Roadkill means the dead body of an animal that's been hit by a car. Some people are so sensitive they can't stand to look at roadkill.

Animals that die on a highway, usually because they've been struck by a vehicle, are roadkill. You can also spell it as two words, road kill. The word is fairly modern, from the early 1970's, in part because before cars were invented — and before there were so many of them on the roads — there weren't so many animals affected by the transportation of humans. Use the term figuratively when someone feels unwanted: "I felt like roadkill when you didn't invite me."

WORD FAMILY

roadkill: roadkills

USAGE EXAMPLES

There’s an occasional mouse, and insect larvae, maybe some roadkill—just awful-tasting stuff.

The New Yorker(Dec 17, 2016)

When a deer or any other animal becomes a roadkill victim, a crew must come out and dispose of the decomposing carcass.

Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016)

Cory Heath, wildlife biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, said Oregon’s laws on harvesting roadkill date back decades.

Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016)

n the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle

vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill

Hyper

body, dead body

a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

单词	roadkill
释义	roadkill (once / 125738 pages) n Roadkill means the dead body of an animal that's been hit by a car. Some people are so sensitive they can't stand to look at roadkill. Animals that die on a highway, usually because they've been struck by a vehicle, are roadkill. You can also spell it as two words, road kill. The word is fairly modern, from the early 1970's, in part because before cars were invented — and before there were so many of them on the roads — there weren't so many animals affected by the transportation of humans. Use the term figuratively when someone feels unwanted: "I felt like roadkill when you didn't invite me." WORD FAMILY roadkill: roadkills USAGE EXAMPLES There’s an occasional mouse, and insect larvae, maybe some roadkill—just awful-tasting stuff. The New Yorker(Dec 17, 2016) When a deer or any other animal becomes a roadkill victim, a crew must come out and dispose of the decomposing carcass. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) Cory Heath, wildlife biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, said Oregon’s laws on harvesting roadkill date back decades. Washington Times(Nov 17, 2016) n the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill Hyper body, dead body a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person
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