donkeys

英 [ˈdɒŋkiz]

美 [ˈdɑŋkiz]

n.  驴
donkey的复数

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

双语例句

• They branded donkeys as stubborn and stupid because the animals did not always comply with their masters'unceasing demands.
  仅仅因为驴并不总不听从主人无休止的号令，人们就给它贴上了顽固和愚蠢的标签。
• For example, some farmers in Kenya use donkeys to guard against lions and cheetahs.
  例如，肯尼亚的一些农民用驴来防范狮子和猎豹。
• The little donkeys were seen no more.
  那些小驴子再也看不到了。
• The man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and donkeys.
  为此这人越来越富，拥有许多羊群，婢女和奴仆，骆驼和驴子。
• I particularly have no love for the desert donkeys.
  我对这些沙漠驴子没有好感。
• His most recent books include Return to the City of White Donkeys and Memoir of the Hawk.
  最新出版的诗集为《回到白驴的城市》和《秃鹰回忆录》。
• Some medieval towns raced donkeys or buffaloes.
  有些中世纪的城市用驴子或水牛竞赛。
• I recently met with the Maasai people, an indigenous ethnic group who rely on their herds – mostly of cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys – for their food and for their income.
  最近我遇见一些Maasai人，他们是生活于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚的土着少数民族，以牧养牛、羊、山羊和驴子为生，这些牲畜就是他们的食物和收入来源。
• Interestingly, donkeys there even have a special liking for beer, ice.
  有趣的是，这里的驴还对冰啤酒情有独钟，常常在餐桌边穿梭。
• Now the man owned several Donkeys already and he knew each one's character very well.
  这人已经有好几头驴了，深知每头驴的习性。