pigeon

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n. 鸽子, 易上当受骗的人, 年轻女子

发音

UK /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/
US /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/
UK /ˈpɪ.dʒən/
US /ˈpɪ.dʒən/
NZ /ˈpə.dʒən/
IN /ˈpi.dʒ(ɪ)ən/

词形变化

pigeons 复数 pigeoned pigeoning pigeons 三单 pigeons pigeoning 现在分词 pigeoned 过去式 pigeoned 过去分词

别名

pidgeon

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

    鸽子

    白鸽

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The meat from this bird.

    不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

    加拿大 美国 可数 非正式 不可数
  4. 4.

    A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.

    可数 政治 不可数
  5. 5.

    A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    A weak or useless person.

    澳大利亚 可数 俚语 政治 军事 不可数
  7. 1.

    Concern or responsibility.

    英国 古体 可数 习语 非正式 不可数

    It's their pigeon.

v.
  1. 1.

    To deceive with a confidence game.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

下位词 10

dove squab cushat domestic pigeon passenger pigeon pouter ring dove rock dove rock pigeon woodpigeon

相关短语

pigeon hole pigeon pea 木豆 pigeon holes pigeon pair pigeon fancying pigeon racing pigeon post pigeon loft [网络] 鸽子的阁楼；鸽子阁楼；鸽群 pigeon peas pigeon guillemot [网络] 海鸽 pigeon guillemots pigeon lofts pigeon pairs pigeon chest [医] 鸡胸

词源

Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjonbor. Middle English pygeoun English pigeon Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.

来源：wiktionary