| 单词 | mule |
| 释义 | mule mule1 /myoohl/, n. 1. the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness. Cf. hinny1. 2. any hybrid between the donkey and the horse. 3. Informal. a very stubborn person. 4. Bot. any sterile hybrid. 5. Slang. a person paid to carry or transport contraband, esp. drugs, for a smuggler. 6. a small locomotive used for pulling rail cars, as in a coal yard or on an industrial site, or for towing, as of ships through canal locks. 7. Also called spinning mule. a machine for spinning cotton or other fibers into yarn and winding the yarn on spindles. 8. Naut. a large triangular staysail set between two masts and having its clew set well aft. 9. Numis. a hybrid coin having the obverse of one issue and the reverse of the succeeding issue, or vice versa. 10. Biol. a hybrid, esp. one between the canary and some other finch. [bef. 1000; ME < OF < L mula mule (fem.); r. OE mul < L mulus (masc.)] mule2 /myoohl/, n. 1. a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep. 2. a woman's shoe resembling this. [1350-1400; ME: sore spot on the heel, chilblain, perh. < MD mule] |
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