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源自中古英语 'podel'(小水坑),可能与低地德语 'pudel'(水坑)同源,最终源自拟声词,模仿液体拍打的声音。
❶ 指雨后或积水形成的小水洼,通常出现在地面不平或有凹陷的地方。
“The children jumped in the puddles after the rain.”
(雨停后,孩子们在水坑里跳来跳去。)
“Avoid stepping in the puddles to keep your shoes dry.”
(避开那些水坑,免得弄湿鞋子。)
puddle jumper — 指小型短途飞机,常用于连接小城市或岛屿间的航班,比喻其像跳过水坑一样短程飞行。
“We took a puddle jumper from Seattle to the nearby island.”
(我们乘坐小型飞机从西雅图飞往附近岛屿。)