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bufflehead

英 ['bʌf(ə)lhed] 美

解释

n. 小鸭的一种

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英文词源

bufflehead (n.): small North American duck, 1858 (buffle-headed duck attested from 1831), from buffle (1510s), obsolete variant of buffalo (n.) + head (n.). So called for its large head; earlier the noun meant "stupid person" (1650s; compare buffle-headed "big-headed," also "foolish," 1650s).

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例句和用法

1. One night Bufflehead, while on duty, accidentally interrupted a hold up of a grocery store.: 一天夜里,巴福尔黑德在值勤时无意中碰上一起抢劫杂货店事件.

2. Investigation afterward brought out Bufflehead did not even try to draw his gun.: 事后调查证明,巴福尔黑德甚至没有想拔枪.