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hobo

英 ['həʊbəʊ] 美 ['hobo]

解释

n. 流浪汉；无业游民
vi. 过流浪生活
vt. 流浪着过
n. (Hobo)人名；(葡)奥博

※ 提供单词"hobo"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

hobo 零工，散工

词源不详，可能来自口语ho,boy,召唤工人用语，即小伙子，停下。

英文词源

hobo (n.): 1889, Western U.S., of unknown origin. Barnhart compares early 19c. English dialectal hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or possibly from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Facetious formation hobohemia, "community or life of hobos," is from 1923 (see bohemian).

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例句和用法

1. Marching songs, work songs, hobo songs and Negro spirituals are also forms of folk song.: 行军歌、劳动号子、流浪曲、黑人圣歌也都应包括在民歌范围之内.

2. In 1931 all the long voyages ended for him in a hobo jungle.: 一九三一年,他结束了长途的奔波,来到了一个流浪汉的营地上.

3. How can I get married looking like a hobo?: 我看起来像个流浪汉我这样能结婚吗 ?

4. Hobo told Eddie that she had seen this film twice.: 霍波告诉埃迪他已经看过这部影片两次了.

5. Jacky stood, watching the hobo walk away, still poised to follow.: 杰基站住了, 看着流浪汉离去, 但是仍做着跟随的准备.