rhino

英 ['raɪnəʊ] 美 ['raɪno]
  • n. 犀牛(等于rhinoceros);钱;现金

英文词源


rhino (n.)
short for rhinoceros, 1884. As slang for "cash" (also rino) 1680s, of unknown origin. Hence cant rhinocerial "rich" [Grose, 1788].

双语例句


1. She is a pole dancer at London's famous Spearmint Rhino club.
她是伦敦著名的“薄荷犀牛”夜总会的钢管舞舞者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The rhino charged headlong towards us.
犀牛急速地向我们冲来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The rhino broke away and ran not at us, but along the rocky bank beside us.
这头犀牛突然跑开了,但它没冲着我们跑来, 而是沿着我们旁边的石堤跑了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction.
他们已经令犀牛濒临灭绝。

来自辞典例句

5. The adaptable Indian rhino is intermediate in size.
适应性强的印度犀牛是中等体型的.

来自辞典例句

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