a beatle
beatle 是美国俚语,指独立、有男子气概的现代女性。
She is a beatle.
她是一个独立摩登新女性。
小妞
Beatles — plural of beatle
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小妞
a girl; a young woman
She is a beatle.
她是一个独立摩登新女性。
美国俚语
披头士四名成员之一;或与披头士相关的人
Any of the four members of the Beatles quartet; or a person associated with the Beatles.
A beatle always pays for her own dinner.
独立新女性总是自己付晚饭的钱。
Lina is a beatle who moved to Tokyo alone and found a job there.
丽娜是个独立新女性,她独自搬到东京并在那里找到了工作。
The beatle next door fixed her own car last weekend.
隔壁那位独立新女性上周末自己修了车。
beatle 是美国俚语,指独立、有男子气概的现代女性。
She is a beatle.
她是一个独立摩登新女性。
复数形式常写作 'Beatles',与披头士乐队拼写相同,但此处为俚语用法。
The beatles are known for their independence.
这些独立摩登新女性以她们的独立精神著称。
Not this
A beatle is crawling on the wall.
Use this
A beetle is crawling on the wall.
表示“甲虫”的单词是 beetle,拼写为 b-e-e-t-l-e;beatle(b-e-a-t-l-e)是俚语“小妞/摩登女性”,不能指昆虫。两者发音相同,但拼写和意思不同,想表达“甲虫”时必须用 beetle。
Not this
He is a beatle; he is very independent.
Use this
She is a beatle; she is very independent.
beatle 指女性(小妞,或摩登新女性),只能用于女性;用 he 指代 beatle 违背了词汇的性别限制,把 he 改成 she 后,句子与词义一致。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
我不相信披头士,我只相信我自己。
When asked about his Beatles years, Lennon famously sang, "I don't believe in Beatles. I just believe in me."
当被问及他在披头士的岁月时,列侬在歌中唱道:“我不相信披头士,我只相信我自己。”
Use Beatles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音像‘甲虫’(beetle),联想甲虫外壳坚硬,比喻有男子气概的独立摩登新女性,不易被压垮。
语域:informal 常见场景:美式俚语、非正式场合 该词为美式俚语,通常用于非正式场合,指年轻女性或具有独立精神的现代女性。
Beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ is a true rhyme for beatle. Words like battle /ˈbætəl/, bottle /ˈbɒtəl/, kettle /ˈkɛtəl/, and little /ˈlɪtəl/ look similar because they all end in -ttle, but their vowel sounds differ, so they do not rhyme. Needle /ˈniːdəl/ has the same long e sound but ends in /dəl/, not /təl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.