单词 | gull |
释义 | gull gull1 —gull-like, adj. /gul/, n. any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings. [1400-50; late ME gulle, perh. < Welsh gwylan, Cornish guilan (cf. F goéland < Breton gwelan)] gull2 /gul/, v.t. 1. to deceive, trick, or cheat. n. 2. a person who is easily deceived or cheated; dupe. [1540-50; perh. akin to obs. gull to swallow, guzzle] Syn. 1. cozen, dupe, fool, bamboozle, hoodwink. |
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