mustang

FREQ #12441

n. 野马, (海军行伍出身的)军官

发音

其它 /ˈmʌsˌtæŋ/

词形变化

mustangs 复数 mustangs mustanged mustanging mustangs 三单 mustanging 现在分词 mustanged 过去式 mustanged 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.

  2. 2.

    A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.

    美国 俚语 政治 军事
  3. 3.

    A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.

    美国 俚语 政治 军事
v.
  1. 1.

    To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.

    美国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

pony

下位词 3

bronco bronc broncho

相关短语

Mustang Island mustang court mustang courts

词源

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Old Spanish mesteño (“feral animal”) or mestengo (“feral animal”).

来源：wiktionary