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hind

UK //haɪnd//US //haɪnd//

词源

源自古英语 'hind'(雌鹿),与古诺尔斯语 'hind' 同源;作形容词时来自古英语 'hinder'(后面的),与德语 'hinten' 相关。

adjective

❶ 指位于身体或物体后部的,常用于描述动物后腿或物体的后方部分。

“The dog injured its hind leg while jumping over the fence.”

(这只狗在跳过栅栏时伤到了后腿。)

“She grabbed the hind part of the cart to steady it.”

(她抓住推车的后部以稳住它。)

同义词:rear, back, posterior

noun

❶ 指雌性红鹿,特指成年雌鹿,常见于英国和欧洲的森林中。

“We spotted a hind with her fawn in the woods.”

(我们在树林里看到一只带着幼崽的雌鹿。)

“The hind grazed peacefully in the meadow.”

(雌鹿在草地上安静地吃草。)

同义词:doe, female deer

常见短语

talk the hind legs off a donkey — 形容某人非常健谈,能长时间不停说话,甚至能让驴子的后腿掉下来(夸张说法)。

“My aunt could talk the hind legs off a donkey – she once chatted for six hours straight!”

(我阿姨特别能聊——她曾经连续说了六个小时的话!)