单词 | rodeo |
释义 | rodeo —rodeoer, n. /roh"dee oh', roh day"oh/, n. , pl. rodeos, v. , rodeoed, rodeoing. n. 1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping. 2. a roundup of cattle. 3. Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events: a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve. 4. (cap. italics) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland. v.i. 5. to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos: He's been rodeoing since he was twelve. [1825-35; < Sp: cattle ring, deriv. of rodear to go round, itself deriv. of rueda wheel < L rota] |
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