Word · Frequency #7036
donkey
驴子
核心释义
a domestic animal with long ears, used for riding and carrying loads
- 1.
一种家畜,家驴,类似于马。
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
- 2.
民主党的象征；由托马斯·纳斯特于1874年在漫画中引入
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
- 3.
固执的人。
A stubborn person.
- 4.
由非洲野驴驯化而来的驮畜；耐劳但固执
domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- 5.
傻瓜。
A fool.
- 6.
小型辅助发动机。
A small auxiliary engine.
笨蛋；顽固者；辅助发动机；辅助泵；（美国）民主党的象征
用法In use
The farmer loaded the donkey with heavy sacks of grain.
用法提示：此处donkey指作为驮畜的驴子，名词，直接作宾语。
At the county fair, children paid to ride on a gentle donkey.
用法提示：此处donkey指供骑乘的驴子，名词，作介词on的宾语。
The donkey brayed loudly every morning, waking the entire neighborhood.
用法提示：此处donkey指发出声音的驴子，名词，作主语。
as stubborn as a donkey
形容非常固执，通常用于负面评价。
He is as stubborn as a donkey.
他固执得像头驴。
do the donkey work
指工作中最枯燥、最辛苦的部分。
I did all the donkey work while she took the credit.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stubborn as a donkey
- 顽固得像头驴
- He is as stubborn as a donkey and never listens to advice.他顽固得像头驴，从不听劝告。
- donkey cart
- 驴车
- The farmer loaded hay onto the donkey cart.农夫把干草装上驴车。
- donkey ride
- 骑驴
- Children enjoyed a donkey ride at the beach.孩子们在海滩上享受骑驴。
- donkey work
- 苦活；单调乏味的工作
- I did all the donkey work while my boss took the credit.我干了所有苦活，老板却占了功劳。
- donkey years
- 很久；多年
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住donkey由don和key组成，想象驴子带着钥匙。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性（指驴子）；非正式（指笨蛋或顽固者，略带贬义）
语法说明Grammar Note
Note that 'donkey' can be used figuratively to mean a stupid or stubborn person, e.g., 'He is such a donkey.'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like monkey, turkey, hockey, and jockey share the same ending unstressed /ki/ as donkey, but their stressed vowels differ (donkey has /ɑː/, monkey /ʌ/, turkey /ɜː/, hockey /ɑː/, jockey /ɑː/), and the preceding consonants vary (donkey includes /ŋ/), so they are not perfect rhymes. The word 'key' is a spelling lookalike but is pronounced with a long vowel /kiː/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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