单词 | donkey |
释义 | donkey /dong"kee, dawng"-, dung"-/, n. , pl. donkeys, adj. n. 1. the domestic ass, Equus asinus. 2. (since 1874) a representation of this animal as the emblem of the U.S. Democratic party. 3. a stupid, silly, or obstinate person. 4. a woodworking apparatus consisting of a clamping frame and saw, used for cutting marquetry veneers. adj. 5. Mach. auxiliary: donkey engine; donkey pump; donkey boiler. [1775-85; perh. alter. of Dunkey, hypocoristic form of Duncan, man's name] |
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