yellowbelly

n. 胆小者;懦弱者

发音

AU /ˈjɛləʊbɛli/

词形变化

yellowbellies 复数 yellowbellies

别名

yellow belly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A coward.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    Someone from Lincolnshire, or from the Isle of Ely.

    英国 俚语
  3. 3.

    Someone from Wexford.

    爱尔兰 俚语
  4. 4.

    A golden perch (Macquaria ambigua).

    澳大利亚

    The creeks gave us lots of food, too—yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.

  5. 5.

    A yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).

    非正式

相关短语

yellowbelly slider yellowbelly sliders

词源

* From yellow + belly. * (someone from Lincolnshire or Isle of Ely): An allusion to the frogs and yellow-bellied eels caught there.

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