greenie

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发音

AU

词形变化

greenies 复数 greenies

别名

greeney greeny

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 贬义 俚语

    2009, Sean Dooley, Cooking With Baz, Large Print 16pt Edition, page 25, ‘And whadda you want?’ the barman spat at me. Above his head was a large sign that read ‘Fertilize the Bush – Doze in a Greenie’. I was dressed in a flannelette shirt and army trousers – exactly like the Greenie protestors they′d been battling the previous year.

  2. 2.

    A member of the Australian Greens.

    非正式 政治 引申义
  3. 3.

    A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.

    美国 贬义 俚语
  4. 4.

    An unripe fruit.

    非正式
  5. 5.

    A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.

    美国 俚语
  6. 6.

    A small, green object.

    非正式
  7. 7.

    A small, green object.

    A blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.

    非正式 俚语
  8. 8.

    A small, green object.

    Amphetamines used in baseball.

    美国 非正式 俚语
  9. 9.

    Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    A green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis), of Africa.

    非正式
  10. 10.

    Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    A scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), of Australia.

    非正式
  11. 11.

    Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    A white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), of Australia.

    非正式
  12. 12.

    Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    A western silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chloronotus), of Western Australia.

    非正式
  13. 13.

    An Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae.

    非正式
  14. 14.

    The yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), a fish in the family Sebastidae.

    非正式
  15. 15.

    Diminutive of greenback.

    俚语 体育
  16. 16.

    The player whose ball is closest to the hole on a par-3 hole after the first shot (drive), in the case when multiple players reach the green on that first shot and the player with the closest ball sinks the ball within the next two shots.

    体育
  17. 17.

    A Green Beret.

    美国 俚语 政治 军事

词源

From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.

来源：wiktionary