好词典

manger

UK //ˈmeɪn.dʒər//US //ˈmeɪn.dʒɚ//

词源

源自中古法语 'mangeure'(喂食处),最终来自拉丁语 'manducare'(咀嚼)。

noun

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。)

同义词:feeding trough, crib, feed bunk

常见短语

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。)