loon
英 [luːn]
美 [lun]
- n. [鸟] 潜鸟；懒人；笨蛋
- n. (Loon)人名；(英、瑞典)隆
助记提示
1. lunatic => loon.
2. “聋”，愚人，疯子.
中文词源
loon 潜鸟，笨蛋词源不详，可能来自拟声词，模仿尖利的鸟叫声。俚语傻鸟，笨蛋。
英文词源
- loon (n.1)
- large diving bird (especially the Great Northern Diver), 1630s, from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian lom, from Old Norse lomr).
- loon (n.2)
- "crazy person," mid-15c., lowen "rascal," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Dutch loen "stupid person."
双语例句
- 1. That guy's a real loon.
- 那个人是个真正的疯子。
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- 2. To van Loon, human achievement mattered above all things.
- 对房龙来说, 人类的成就比一切都重要.
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- 3. Why are loon hatchlings in Wisconsin emerging deformed from their eggs?
- 为什么维斯康新州的潜鸟幼儿从它们蛋中孵化就是畸形?
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- 4. Van Loon did not shy away from controversial statements.
- 房龙并不回避富有争议的言论.
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- 5. Van Loon participated in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1940 presidential campaign.
- 房龙参与了1940年法兰克林?迪拉诺?罗斯福的总统竞选活动.
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