| 释义 |
donkey BrE /ˈdɒŋki/
NAmE /ˈdɑːŋ-, ˈdɔːŋ-/► SEE ALLthe donkey workdonkey’s yearstalk the hind leg(s) off a donkey
●the ˈdonkey work (informal) the hard, boring parts of a job 重活；工作中艰难且无聊的部分◆Why is it always me who has to do the donkey work?
为什么无聊难做的工作总是我做？●ˈdonkey’s years (BrE, informal) a very long time 很长时间◆She’s lived in that house for donkey’s years.
她在那栋房子里住过多年。 ORIGIN This is a play on words between ‘years’ and ‘ears’, the joke being that donkeys have long ears. 这个基于 years 和 ears 的双关语源于 donkeys have long ears。●talk the hind leg(s) off a ˈdonkey (informal, humorous) (usually used with can or could 通常与 can 或 could 连用) talk for a long time 唠叨不停；滔滔不绝◆He would make a good politician — he could talk the hind legs off a donkey!他做政客肯定合适，他能滔滔不绝地说个不停！ |