donkey

英 [ˈdɒŋki]

美 [ˈdɑːŋki]

n.  驴

复数：donkeys　

CET4考研TEM4TEM8

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

• I've been a vegetarian for donkey's years.
  多年以来我一直是个素食者。
• He hired out his donkey cart to the tourists.
  他把自己的驴车租给旅游者。
• A boy and a donkey are walking along a road.
  一个小男孩和一头驴走在路上。
• The donkey is carrying a heavy load.
  这头驴驮着沉重的货物走。
• 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。
• A mule is the hybrid from a donkey and a horse.
  骡子是驴和马杂交而生的。
• The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.
  这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。
• A male donkey mated with a mare
  公驴配母马
• A mule is a hybrid whose parents are a horse and a donkey.
  骡是马和驴的杂交。
• He threw the old cloth saddle across the donkey's back.
  他把旧布鞍搭在驴背上。