donkey's ears

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A long time, years and years.

    习语 仅复数

    Now for my first bath for what the men call ‘Donkey’s ears’, meaning years and years.

  2. 2.

    A pair of scissor binoculars.

    仅复数 俚语 政治 军事

词源

1916 UK, from British rhyming slang, rhyming with years, due to donkey’s ears being long.

来源:wiktionary