duffer
英 ['d?f?]
美['d?f?]
- n. 笨蛋；不明道理的人；騙人貨
- vt. 使淘金失敗
- vi. 淘金失敗
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?duffers;
中文詞源
duffer 笨蛋
詞源同deaf, 原義為聾子。后用于罵人話，傻瓜蛋，笨蛋，尤其是高爾蘭球手。
英文詞源
- duffer
- duffer: see deaf
- duffer (n.)
- "inept person; old man," especially "bad golfer," 1842, perhaps from Scottish duffar "dull or stupid person," from dowf "stupid," literally "deaf," from Old Norse daufr, with pejorative suffix -art. Or perhaps from 18c. thieves' slang duff (v.) "to dress or manipulate an old thing and make it look new."
雙語例句
- 1. Waugh was a duffer at cricket.
- 沃的板球打得很臭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. " Aw, let me go,'she exclaimed angrily . " Duffer. "
- “ 呸, 松手! " 她憤怒地叫了起來,"你這個笨蛋.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 3. About morals , I mean , of course, you can't beat the old duffer.
- 道德方面的問題, 你當然糊弄不了那笨蛋.
來自辭典例句
- 4. He is a duffer at golf.
- 他不善于打高爾夫球.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I thought you were hurt by Edward's saying you were a duffer and a beginner.
- 我認為你是被愛德華說是笨蛋和新手的話所傷害了.
來自辭典例句