Word · Frequency #3350
Billy
/ˈbili/
noun
公山羊
billy
本义项指公山羊，亦作 billy goat。
- 1.
A fellow, companion, comrade, mate; partner, brother.
伙伴,伴侣,同志,兄弟
- 2.
A highwayman's club, billy club.
强盗的棍棒,警棍
- 3.
A billy goat.
公山羊
- 4.
A slubbing or roving machine.
粗纱机或粗纱机
伙伴,伴侣,同志,兄弟；强盗的棍棒,警棍；粗纱机或粗纱机；警棍；伙伴
In use
The billy stood at the top of the hill and watched the herd.
We saw a billy with long curved horns at the farm.
The farmer keeps two billies in the pen near the barn.
a billy (male goat)
The farmer keeps a billy with his goats.
农夫在他的山羊群中养了一只公山羊。
hit [sb] with a billy
The guard hit the intruder with his billy.
警卫用警棍击打入侵者。
Common mistakes
The police billyed the protesters.The police hit the protesters with their billy clubs.
Connections
Collocations
- billy goat
- 公山羊
- The billy goat has large horns and a beard.这只公山羊有大角和胡须。
- billy club
- 警棍
- The security guard always carries a billy club.保安总是随身携带一根警棍。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- 三只公山羊过桥The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a classic children's story.《三只公山羊过桥》是一部经典儿童故事。
Synonyms
- he-goat
- 公山羊 · he-goat是billy的正式同义词，billy更常用于非正式场合。
- nightstick
- 警棍 · nightstick与billy club同义，常用于美国英语。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Billy发音似'必力'，联想警察必用力挥警棍，或公山羊的蛮力。
Context & Register
通常指代雄性山羊，为中性词汇，多见于农业或畜牧场景。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有词均与billy押韵（/ˈɪli/），注意拼写以-ily结尾。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.