Guy

[gaɪ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent).

(noun.) an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day.

(noun.) an informal term for a youth or man; 'a nice guy'; 'the guy's only doing it for some doll'.

(verb.) steady or support with a guy wire or cable; 'The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing'.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.

(v. t.) To steady or guide with a guy.

(n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.

(n.) A person of queer looks or dress.

(v. t.) To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.

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解釋/意思:

n. (naut.) a rope to steady any suspended weight.—v.t. to keep in position by a guy.

n. an effigy of Guy Fawkes dressed up grotesquely on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th Nov.): an odd figure.

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