booby
英 ['bu?b?]
美
- n. 呆子；傻瓜；塘鵝；（在比賽或游戲中）成績最差的人
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?boobies;
中文詞源
booby 傻瓜，鰹鳥
來自拉丁詞bulbus, 結(jié)巴，擬聲詞，詞源同barbarian. 鰹鳥義來自西班牙語，一種跑得很慢的鳥。
英文詞源
- booby (n.)
- 1590s, from Spanish bobo "stupid person, slow bird" (used of various ungainly seabirds), probably from Latin balbus "stammering," from an imitative root (see barbarian).
Booby prize is by 1883: an object of little value given to the loser of a game; booby trap is 1850, originally a schoolboy prank; the more lethal sense developed during World War I.At the end of every session the dominie had the satirical custom of presenting his tawse as a "booby-prize" to some idle or stupid lout whom he picked out as meriting this distinction so that next time they met he might start fresh and fair with new pair for a new set of classes. [Ascott R. Hope, "Dumps," "Young England" magazine, 1883]
雙語例句
- 1. They walked right into a booby-trap and got blown to smithereens.
- 他們正好踩上了餌雷，結(jié)果被炸得粉身碎骨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.
- 他們在小路上挖深溝設(shè)餌雷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Police were checking the area for booby traps.
- 警察在這個地區(qū)探測餌雷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His booby-trapped car exploded.
- 他那輛被安有炸彈的汽車爆炸了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't be such a booby!
- 不要那么傻！
來自《權(quán)威詞典》