Baboon
[bə'buːn] or [bæ'buːn]
解釋/意思:
(n.) One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.
整理:普雷斯利
解釋/意思:
n. a species of large monkey having a long face dog-like tusks large lips and a short tail.—n. Baboon′ery.—adj. Baboon′ish.
卡莱尔編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- That is the baboon. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- But there is a cheetah and a baboon. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- The baboon walks on a flat foot and all his toes, using his middle toe as his chief throw off, much as the bear does. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I think that I mentioned to you that the doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- So do mother apes and baboons. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is anti-creation, like monkeys and baboons. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
校對:玛克辛