| 单词 | minion |
| 释义 | minion (once / 3596 pages) n Your minions, if you are lucky enough to have any, are those people who are devoted to you and entirely dependent on you. If you borrow money from a bully and don't pay it back, he might send one of his minions after you. A minion is nothing more than a yes-man, a nameless faceless servant. It is a negative term implying that your only importance is from the person who orders you around. Corporate presidents may have minions to do their dirty work such as firing employees who have made a mistake. If a celebrity comes to town, minions will come ahead of time to make sure that everything is to the celebrity's liking. WORD FAMILYminion: minions USAGE EXAMPLES“I’m usually either the sidekick or the evil minion,” he said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) Putin and his minions basically dismissed the first McClaren report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as unfounded and full of lies. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) More brands are launching blind packs featuring characters from children’s movies such as “Minions” or based on established toys such as Legos. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) n a servile or fawning dependant Hyper dependant, dependent a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) |
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