loon
英 [luːn]
美 [luːn]
- n. [鸟] 潜鸟;懒人;笨蛋
- n. (Loon)人名;(英、瑞典)隆
1. lunatic => loon.
2. “聋”,愚人,疯子.
loon 潜鸟,笨蛋词源不详,可能来自拟声词,模仿尖利的鸟叫声。俚语傻鸟,笨蛋。
- loon (n.1)
- large diving bird (especially the Great Northern Diver), 1630s, from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian lom, from Old Norse lomr).
- loon (n.2)
- "crazy person," mid-15c., lowen "rascal," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Dutch loen "stupid person."
- 1. That guy's a real loon.
- 那个人是个真正的疯子。
- 2. To van Loon, human achievement mattered above all things.
- 对房龙来说, 人类的成就比一切都重要.
- 3. Why are loon hatchlings in Wisconsin emerging deformed from their eggs?
- 为什么维斯康新州的潜鸟幼儿从它们蛋中孵化就是畸形?
- 4. Van Loon did not shy away from controversial statements.
- 房龙并不回避富有争议的言论.
- 5. Van Loon participated in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1940 presidential campaign.
- 房龙参与了1940年法兰克林?迪拉诺?罗斯福的总统竞选活动.