matador
英 ['m?t?d??]
美['m?t?d?r]
- n. 斗牛士；王牌
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?matadors;
中文詞源
matador 斗牛士
來自西班牙語matador,斗牛士，來自matar,殺，來自波斯語mat,死，殺死，詞源同checkmate.-dor,人。
英文詞源
- matador
- matador: see mate
- matador (n.)
- man who kills the bull in a bullfight, 1670s, from Spanish matador, literally "killer," from matar "to kill or wound," probably from Arabic mata "he died," from Persian (see second element in checkmate). Fem. form is matadora.
雙語例句
- 1. The bull tossed the matador.
- 公牛用角把斗牛士挑起后拋入空中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
- 那公牛顯然對批評話是敏感的, 所以它把斗牛士全忘記了,向那醉漢沖了過去.
來自《用法詞典》
- 3. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but It'suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
- 當時那公牛正忙著與斗牛士搏斗, 但是它突然看到了那個醉漢,而那醉漢正在說些粗魯的評論話,而且揮舞著一頂紅色的帽子.
來自《用法詞典》
- 4. The bull was busy with the matador at the time,but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
- 當時那公牛正忙著與斗牛士搏斗，但是它突然看到了那個醉漢，而那醉漢正在說些粗魯的評論話，而且揮舞著一頂紅色的帽子。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Laird treated this clumsy procedure the way a matador handles the lunges of a bill.
- 萊爾德對這笨拙做法的處理,就象一個斗牛士對付一頭牛的沖擊一樣.
來自辭典例句