bangle
n. 手镯, 脚镯
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释义与例句
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1.
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
手镯
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1.
The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs
方言
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1.
to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
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2.
to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
方言 废旧Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angers […] betwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […].
If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
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3.
(falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
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to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
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Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).
来源:wiktionary