donkey

英 [ˈdɒŋki]

美 [ˈdɑːŋki]

n.  驴

复数：donkeys　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7036 / COCA.9477

习惯用语

n.

donkey's years
• 很长时间
  a very long time
• We've known each other for donkey's years.
  我们已认识多年。
talk the hind leg off a donkey
• 唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休
  to talk too much, especially about boring or unimportant things

牛津词典

noun

• 驴
  an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears. People ride donkeys or use them to carry heavy loads.

柯林斯词典

• 驴
  Adonkeyis an animal which is like a horse but which is smaller and has longer ears.
• PHRASE 很久;多年
  Fordonkey'syearsmeans for a very long time.
  1. I've been a vegetarian for donkey's years.
     多年以来我一直是个素食者。
  2. ...old iron mines that haven't been used in donkey's years.
     废弃已久的旧铁矿

英英释义

noun

• domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass
  Synonym:domestic assEquus asinus
• the symbol of the Democratic Party

双语例句

• Two peasant women with funny straw hats passed, gravely, leading beautiful smoke-colored donkey.
  两个戴着可笑草帽的农妇神情庄重地牵着漂亮的暗灰色的毛驴走了过去。
• This old donkey is a good quiet mount for the children.
  对孩子们来讲这头老毛驴是一个良好而安静的坐骑。
• The donkey helped them pull the field plow during and carry them to the market.
  这头驴平时帮他们种地拉磨，赶集时还要作脚力。
• The horse family also includes the donkey.
  马科也包括驴子。
• He hitched his donkey to a tree.
  他把他的驴拴到一棵树上。
• I've been a vegetarian for donkey's years.
  多年以来我一直是个素食者。
• But one day the donkey stretched its thin neck and cried.
  但是有一天驴子伸长了细细的脖子，叫了一声。
• A boy and a donkey are walking along a road.
  一个小男孩和一头驴走在路上。
• He came riding on a donkey.
  他骑着驴子来了。
• This donkey can carry two sacks of grain.
  这头驴能驮两袋粮食。