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

squab n. pl. squabs, (esp. collectively for 1) squab, adj.

Birdsa nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
a short, stout person.
Furniturea thickly stuffed, soft cushion.

adj.

short and thick or broad.
Birds(of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched.

Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect, dialectal skvabb loose, fat flesh, skvabba fat woman, Norwegian skvabb soft wet mass
probably 1630–40

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squab /skwɒb/ n ( pl squabs, squab)

a young unfledged bird, esp a pigeon
a short fat person
a well-stuffed bolster or cushion
a sofa

adj

(of birds) recently hatched and still unfledged
short and fat

Etymology: 17th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Swedish dialect sqvabb flabby skin, sqvabba fat woman, German Quabbe soft mass, Norwegian kvabb mud

ˈsquabby adj

单词	squab
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 squab (skwob),USA pronunciation n. pl. squabs, (esp. collectively for 1) squab, adj. n. Birdsa nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged. a short, stout person. Furniturea thickly stuffed, soft cushion. adj. short and thick or broad. Birds(of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched. Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect, dialectal skvabb loose, fat flesh, skvabba fat woman, Norwegian skvabb soft wet mass probably 1630–40 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: squab /skwɒb/ n ( pl squabs, squab) a young unfledged bird, esp a pigeon a short fat person a well-stuffed bolster or cushion a sofa adj (of birds) recently hatched and still unfledged short and fat Etymology: 17th Century: probably of Germanic origin; compare Swedish dialect sqvabb flabby skin, sqvabba fat woman, German Quabbe soft mass, Norwegian kvabb mud ˈsquabby adj
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