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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。
驴子
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驴子
a domestic animal with long ears, used for riding and carrying loads
He is as stubborn as a donkey.
他固执得像头驴。
一种家畜,家驴,类似于马。
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
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
固执的人。
A stubborn person.
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
The farmer loaded the donkey with heavy sacks of grain.
农夫把沉重的粮食袋驮到驴背上。
At the county fair, children paid to ride on a gentle donkey.
在县集市上，孩子们付钱骑一头温顺的驴子。
The donkey brayed loudly every morning, waking the entire neighborhood.
那头驴每天早上大声嘶叫，吵醒整个街区。
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。
指工作中最枯燥、最辛苦的部分。
I did all the donkey work while she took the credit.
我干了所有苦差事，而她却抢了功劳。
非正式用语，相当于‘for ages’。
I haven't seen him for donkey's years.
我很久没见过他了。
Not this
I have two donkey.
Use this
I have two donkeys.
英语中可数名词donkey的复数形式为donkeys，但汉语没有复数标记，学习者常漏加-s。
Not this
Donkey is useful.
Use this
A donkey is useful.
英语中单数可数名词前需要不定冠词a/an表示泛指，汉语没有冠词，学习者常忽略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
驴车
The farmer loaded hay onto the donkey cart.
农夫把干草装上驴车。
骑驴
Children enjoyed a donkey ride at the beach.
孩子们在海滩上享受骑驴。
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。
很久；多年
I haven't seen him for donkey years.
我很久没见他了。
民主党驴（象征）
The Democratic donkey is a well-known political symbol.
民主党驴是著名的政治象征。
枯燥乏味的工作
I'm tired of doing all the donkey work while others get the credit.
我厌倦了做所有枯燥乏味的工作而别人却得到赞誉。
很长时间
I haven't seen him for donkey's years.
我很久没见到他了。
很久以前
That happened donkey's years ago, I barely remember.
那件事发生在很久以前，我几乎不记得了。
我的名字叫驴子。
In Shrek, the character Donkey is voiced by Eddie Murphy.
在《怪物史莱克》中，驴子这个角色由艾迪·墨菲配音。
Use donkey naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住donkey由don和key组成，想象驴子带着钥匙。
中性（指驴子）；非正式（指笨蛋或顽固者，略带贬义）
Note that 'donkey' can be used figuratively to mean a stupid or stubborn person, e.g., 'He is such a donkey.'
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