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单词 rodeo
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ro•de•o /ˈroʊdiˌoʊ, roʊˈdeɪoʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -de•os. 
  1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, such as riding wild horses and roping calves.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ro•de•o  (rōdē ō′, rō dāō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -de•os, v., -de•oed, -de•o•ing. 
n. 
  1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
  2. a roundup of cattle.
  3. Informal Termsany contest offering prizes in various events:a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve.
  4. Dance(cap. italics) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland.

v.i. 
  1. to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos:He's been rodeoing since he was twelve.
  • Latin rota
  • Spanish: cattle ring, derivative of rodear to go round, itself derivative of rueda wheel
  • 1825–35
rode•o′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rodeo /ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ/ n ( pl -os) chiefly US Canadian
  1. a display of the skills of cowboys, including bareback riding, steer wrangling, etc
  2. the rounding up of cattle for branding, counting, inspection, etc
  3. an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish, from rodear to go around, from rueda a wheel, from Latin rota
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