Word · Frequency #8092
Mickey
精神, 骄气
offensive term for a person of Irish descent
冒犯性用语，指爱尔兰人
- 1.
The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
鼠标移动光标的最小距离
鼠标移动光标的最小距离；精神；骄气
In use
He showed his mickey after winning the competition.
Don't let your mickey get the better of you.
She has too much mickey to admit her mistakes.
have mickey
mickey在这里指精神。
He has a lot of mickey today.
他今天很有精神。
show one's mickey
mickey在这里指骄气。
She showed her mickey during the debate.
她在辩论中显示了自己的骄气。
Connections
Collocations
- drunken mickey
- 醉醺醺的爱尔兰佬
- The bar was full of drunken mickeys starting fights.酒吧里全是醉醺醺的爱尔兰佬在打架。
- stupid mickey
- 愚蠢的爱尔兰佬
- He called him a stupid mickey and got punched.他骂他是愚蠢的爱尔兰佬，结果被揍了。
- lazy mickey
- 懒惰的爱尔兰佬
- The boss fired that lazy mickey yesterday.老板昨天解雇了那个懒惰的爱尔兰佬。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take the mickey (out of someone)
- 嘲笑某人，取笑某人They were taking the mickey out of his new haircut.他们嘲笑他的新发型。
- mickey mouse
- 琐碎的；不重要的；低劣的It's just a mickey mouse course that won't help your career.那只是一门没什么用的课程，对你的职业没帮助。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象米老鼠（Mickey Mouse）昂首挺胸，充满精神骄气，记住mickey就是‘精神、骄气’。
Context & Register
register: offensive; typical settings: used as a derogatory ethnic slur for Irish people; contexts: derogatory slang, historical slurs; note_zh: 该词为冒犯性用语，多用于贬低爱尔兰裔人士，日常交流中通常应避免使用。
Grammar Note
冒犯用语，指爱尔兰人
Pronunciation & Spelling
The first five words (icky, picky, tricky, sticky, hickey) rhyme with mickey, all ending with /ɪki/. Jockey looks similar but has a different vowel (/ɒki/).
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.