quitter

大学 FREQ #18837

n. 轻易放弃的人, 懦夫, 逃避责任的人 [医] 马蹄疽

发音

UK /ˈkwɪ.tə/
其它

词形变化

quitters 复数 quittered quittering quitters 三单 quittering 现在分词 quittered 过去式 quittered 过去分词

别名

quittor quitture

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).

    不可数 动物学 体育
  3. 3.

    Scoria of tin.

    废旧 不可数
  4. 1.

    One who quits, as:

    One who gives in.

    Winners never quit and quitters never win.

    Don't be a quitter — hang in there!

  5. 2.

    One who quits, as:

    One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.

    Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!

  6. 3.

    A leaver.

    古体
  7. 4.

    A deliverer.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To suppurate; ooze with pus.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

actor worker doer

下位词 8

deserter renegade dropout turncoat abdicator apostate ratter recreant

相关短语

rage quitter quiet quitter

词源

From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).

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