loon

FREQ #24326

n. 懒人, 潜鸟, 笨蛋

发音

US /ˈluːn/

词形变化

loons 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.

    俚语
  2. 2.

    An idler, a lout.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A boy, a lad.

    苏格兰
  4. 4.

    A harlot; mistress.

    苏格兰
  5. 5.

    A simpleton.

    苏格兰
  6. 6.

    An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.

    爱尔兰 历史
  7. 7.

    A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.

    工程 交通
  8. 8.

    Clipping of balloon.

  9. 1.

    Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

    潜鸟

    加拿大 美国

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

diver birdbrain addlehead

上位词 6

bum loafer misfit layabout do-nothing idler

相关短语

loon pants Loon op Zand common loon yellow-billed loon 白嘴潜鸟 Pacific loon Arctic loon red-throated loon great northern loon black-throated loon

词源

From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony.

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