donkey

IPA/ˈdɒŋki/
KK[dˈɑŋki]IPA/ˈdɑːŋki/

donkey — 名詞

  • donkeysingular
  • donkeysplural

1. a grey or brown animal with long ears and a short mane, belonging to the horse f

1.名詞A2
釋義

驢子；驢

一種耳朵長、叫聲響，用來載貨的役用動物

a grey or brown animal with long ears and a short mane, belonging to the horse family. Donkeys are often kept on farms for carrying or pulling things, and sometimes as pets.

例句

The farmer put the heavy bags on the donkey before walking up the hill.

農夫把沉重的袋子放到驢背上，然後走上山坡。

load + onto + donkey (carrying loads)

Ryo's younger sister had never seen a donkey before and laughed at its long ears.

Ryo 的妹妹從來沒看過驢子，看到牠的長耳朵就笑了出來。

常見搭配
  • ride a donkey
  • lead a donkey
  • stubborn as a donkey
  • donkey ride
  • donkey cart
同義詞
  • ass

    more formal or technical term for the same animal

  • burro

    used in American English for a small donkey, especially in the Southwest

用法筆記

Donkey is the common everyday term. The word 'ass' is more formal or technical and refers to the same animal. 'Burro' is used in American English for small donkeys in the Southwestern US.

常見錯誤

Donkeys are stupid animals.
Donkeys are careful and intelligent animals.
Donkeys are unfairly seen as stupid; they are actually cautious by nature, which some people mistake for stubbornness.
I rode a donkey to school.
I rode to school on a donkey.
When specifying the means of transport, use 'on' before the animal.
慣用語

donkey's years

idiom

a very long period of time, used to emphasise that something happened far in the past or has lasted a very long time.

很久；很長一段時間

I have not seen Soraya for donkey's years — not since we finished primary school.

That old clock has been sitting on the shelf for donkey's years, covered in dust.

talk the hind legs off a donkey

idiom

to talk a lot, especially about things that are not very interesting or important.

話非常多；說個不停

Joaquín's neighbour can talk the hind legs off a donkey — she spent the whole afternoon describing her holiday.

Once Faisal starts talking about old films, he could talk the hind legs off a donkey.

donkey’s (years)

idiom

A very long period of time.

很長一段時間

Maya and I have been friends for donkey's years.

That old building stood there for donkey's years before it was torn down.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • donkey cart
  • donkey ride
  • donkey trail
  • donkey shelter

常用片語

  • stubborn as a donkey
  • work like a donkey