donkeys

英 [ˈdɒŋkiz]

美 [ˈdɑŋkiz]

n.  驴
donkey的复数

柯林斯词典

• 驴
  Adonkeyis an animal which is like a horse but which is smaller and has longer ears.
• PHRASE 很久;多年
  Fordonkey'syearsmeans for a very long time.
  1. I've been a vegetarian for donkey's years.
     多年以来我一直是个素食者。
  2. ...old iron mines that haven't been used in donkey's years.
     废弃已久的旧铁矿

双语例句

• Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
  一年里驴所杀的人比飞机失事所死的人多。
• For example, some farmers in Kenya use donkeys to guard against lions and cheetahs.
  例如，肯尼亚的一些农民用驴来防范狮子和猎豹。
• When the farmer returned from the woods, donkeys also disappeared.
  当农夫从树林里回来时，驴子也不见了。
• Now the man owned several Donkeys already and he knew each one's character very well.
  这人已经有好几头驴了，深知每头驴的习性。
• Camels and donkeys bear those goods inland.
  骆驼和驴将那些货物驮往内地。
• They branded donkeys as stubborn and stupid because the animals did not always comply with their masters'unceasing demands.
  仅仅因为驴并不总不听从主人无休止的号令，人们就给它贴上了顽固和愚蠢的标签。
• Just consider the fact that we oxen have all the merits that donkeys have.
  你想啊，驴子的这些优点我们牛全都具备。
• I recently met with the Maasai people, an indigenous ethnic group who rely on their herds – mostly of cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys – for their food and for their income.
  最近我遇见一些Maasai人，他们是生活于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚的土着少数民族，以牧养牛、羊、山羊和驴子为生，这些牲畜就是他们的食物和收入来源。
• I particularly have no love for the desert donkeys.
  我对这些沙漠驴子没有好感。
• And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs, donkeys, llamas and even ostriches.
  此外，为了保护家畜，可以考虑饲养能看家的动物如狗，驴，美洲驼甚至鸵鸟。