duckling
- 英式英标[\'dʌklɪŋ]
- 美式音标[\'dʌklɪŋ]
英文词源
- duckling (n.)
- mid-15c., dookelynge, from duck (n.) + -ling. The ugly duckling is from Hans Christian Andersen's tale (1843 in Danish, by 1846 in English).
实用例句
- 1. She was a shy, ugly duckling of a child.
- 她小时候是个羞怯的丑小鸭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The diminutive suffix - ling in " duckling " denotes affection.
- "duckling " (小鸭子)中意指"小"的字尾-ling表示亲昵.
来自辞典例句
- 3. We're going to feed the duckling.
- 我们去喂小鸭子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He's got the looks of a film star now, but he was a real ugly duckling as a child.
- 他现在一副电影明星的模样, 小时候他可真是只丑小鸭.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. That beauty once was an ugly duckling.
- 那美女以前是个丑小鸭.
来自辞典例句