loon

英 [luːn] 美[lun]
  • n. [鸟] 潜鸟;懒人;笨蛋
  • n. (Loon)人名;(英、瑞典)隆

GRE畅通词汇

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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