yellow jacket

短语

鲜黄色胡蜂, 黄马褂, 盛麻醉品的黄色胶囊

词形变化

yellow jackets 复数

别名

yellow-jacket

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.

    美国
  2. 2.

    A capsule of pentobarbital sodium (or sometimes other barbiturates), especially when used as a recreational drug.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    Synonym of yellow vest (“member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

nembutal pentobarbital

上位词 2

hornet barbiturate

词源

From yellow + jacket. * (pentobarbital sodium): Named after the yellow capsule of the Nembutal brand.

来源：wiktionary