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doughboy

英 ['dəʊbɒɪ] 美
  • n. 步兵;团子
最后更新时间:2025-06-08

英文词源


doughboy (n.)
"U.S. soldier," 1864, American English, said to have been in oral use from 1854, or from the Mexican-American War (1847), it is perhaps from resemblance of big buttons on old uniforms to a sort of biscuit of that name (1680s), but there are various other conjectures.

双语例句


1. The doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut.
油炸面团是甜甜圈的前身.

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2. The Pillsbury Doughboy would be riveted.
我看起来像个傻子.

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