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名複: frogs  

權威釋義

n.[C]

  1. 蛙，青蛙
  2. （用細繩等做的）飾扣
  3. 【俚】【貶】（常大寫）法國佬
  4. （鐵路）轍叉

片語

frog in one's throat

  1. 因喉嚨不適而聲音嘶啞

辨析

同義參見:

knot

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

frog1

n.

  1. a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping. [Many species, chiefly in family Ranidae.]
  2. (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person.

Phrase

  • have a frog in one's throat
    informal lose one's voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness.

Derivative

  • froggy adj.
  • froglet n.

Etymology

OE frogga, of Gmc origin; a general term of abuse in ME. Its application to the French (C18) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.

frog2

n.

  1. a thing used to hold or fasten something.
  2. an ornamental coat fastener consisting of a spindle-shaped button and a loop.
  3. an attachment to a belt for holding a sword or bayonet.
  4. a perforated or spiked device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement.

Derivative

  • frogged adj.
  • frogging n.

Etymology

C18: perh. a use of frog1, influenced by Ital. forchetta or Fr. fourchette ‘small fork’, because of the shape.

frog3

n.

an elastic horny pad growing in the sole of a horse's hoof, helping to absorb the shock when the hoof hits the ground.

Etymology

C17: perh. from frog1; perh. also influenced by Ital. forchetta or Fr. fourchette (see frog2).

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》