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单词 donkey-engines
释义

donkey /dongˈki/

noun (pl donˈkeys)
  1. An ass
  2. A stupid person
  3. A person used by drug dealers to carry drugs being smuggled through customs (slang)
ORIGIN: Still regarded as slang in 1823; perh a double dimin of dun, from its colour; or from Duncan

donkey derby noun

One or more races by contestants on donkeys, eg at a fête

donˈkey-enˈgine noun

A small auxiliary engine

donkey jacket noun

A strong jacket, with shoulders of leather or (usu) a substitute, and patch pockets

donˈkey-man /-man/ noun

  1. A man in charge of a donkey
  2. /-mən/ in the merchant navy, (formerly) a man in charge of a donkey-engine, (now) a petty officer or senior rating in a ship's engine-room

donˈkey-pump noun

An extra steam pump

donkey vote noun (Aust)

  1. In a preferential system of voting, a vote accepting the order of candidates on the ballot paper
  2. Such votes collectively

donˈkey-work noun

Drudgery

argue or talk the hindlegs (or -leg) off a donkey

To argue or talk persistently and therefore usu persuasively

donkey's years

A long time (a pun on ears)

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