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单词 donkey
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
don•key /ˈdɑŋki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -keys. 
  1. Mammalsa long-eared domesticated mammal related to the horse:Donkeys are better than horses on mountain trails.
  2. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
don•key  (dong′kē, dông′-, dung′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -keys, adj. 
n. 
  1. Mammalsthe domestic ass, Equus asinus.
  2. Government(since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party.
  3. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person.
  4. Furniture, Buildinga woodworking apparatus consisting of a clamping frame and saw, used for cutting marquetry veneers.

adj. 
  1. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]auxiliary:donkey engine;donkey pump;donkey boiler.
  • perh. alteration of Dunkey, hypocoristic form of Duncan, man's name 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
donkey /ˈdɒŋkɪ/ n

  1. Also called: ass a long-eared domesticated member of the horse family (Equidae), descended from the African wild ass (Equus asinus)
  2. a stupid or stubborn person
  3. talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey ⇒ to talk endlessly
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from dun dark + -key, as in monkey
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