wingnut

枫杨

发音

AU /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/

词形变化

wingnuts 复数 wingnuts

别名

wing nut

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.

  2. 2.

    A person who is or seems odd, eccentric, or crazy; especially, someone with bizarre or extreme political views.

    贬义 非正式 政治

    Near-synonyms: nut, nut job, nut case, crank, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person, Thesaurus:mad person

  3. 3.

    A member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).

    俚语
  4. 4.

    A person with large ears.

    非正式 俚语
  5. 5.

    Alternative form of wing nut (“(mechanical) nut with wing-like projections”).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

butterfly nut thumbnut

上位词 2

nut nut tree

下位词 1

Caucasian walnut

相关短语

Caucasian wingnut

词源

From wing + nut. The political sense is a shortening of "right-wing nut".

来源：wiktionary