| 单词 | dude |
| 释义 | dude (once / 3108 pages) n Dude is a slang greeting term between men, meaning "guy" or "man." For example: "Dude! So, like, what's up?" It's been popularized by movies and TV shows, and has a distinctive whiff of American West Coast hippie culture to it. In the American nineteenth century dude had another life as a term for a dandy — a particularly well-groomed and fancily-dressed young man. From this came the term of dude as meaning a big city dweller unfamiliar with the ways of the Wild West. When such types came out West to enjoy the rugged life, they stayed in "dude ranches," basically resorts or spas, not real working ranches, and the term is still around today. WORD FAMILYdude: dudes USAGE EXAMPLESDude looked like a coach or an Old Navy model, all fleeced and boot-cut. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) When the civil war began in the fall of 1945, the Communists built a wall between the “dude ranch” and Xi’s building to protect secrets. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) And I was like, ‘Dude, that’s so cool!’ Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n an informal form of address for a man Syn|Hyper buster, fellow adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) 2n a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper beau, clotheshorse, dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell George Bryan Brummell English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840) cockscomb, coxcomb a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments macaronia British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) |
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