Ross

[rɒs] or [rɔs]

解释:

(noun.) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836).

(noun.) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977).

(noun.) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932).

(noun.) British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862).

(noun.) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).

手打:索菲--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.

(v. t.) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark.

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解释:

n. the scaly matter on the surface of trees: (Scot.) the refuse of plants.—v.t. to strip the bark from.—n. Ross′ing-machine′ a machine for removing the bark of a tree.

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