loke

n. <英方>(短而狭窄的)死胡同

词形变化

lokes 复数 lokes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The wicket or hatch of a door.

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  2. 2.

    A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.

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  3. 3.

    A private path or road.

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  4. 4.

    A small field or meadow.

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词源

From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.

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