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源自中古法语 'mangeure'(喂食处),最终来自拉丁语 'manducare'(咀嚼)。
❶ 指一种用来盛放饲料供牲畜食用的长槽或容器,常见于马厩或牛棚中。
“The horses were eating hay from the wooden manger.”
(马匹正从木制饲料槽里吃干草。)
“They filled the manger with fresh oats for the cows.”
(他们给奶牛的饲料槽装满了新鲜燕麦。)
a dog in the manger — 指自己不需要某物却霸占着不让别人使用的人,源自寓言中占着马槽不让马吃草的狗。
“He's like a dog in the manger who won't let anyone use the meeting room he never uses.”
(他就像占着马槽的狗,从不使用会议室却不让别人用。)