| 单词 |
Skye |
| 释义 |
Skye|skaɪ|
[Gaelic Sgith (skiː), recorded in OIcel. as Skíð.]
a. The name of the largest island of the Inner Hebrides used attributively, esp. in Skye terrier, a small breed of dog, long-haired, long-bodied, and short-legged.
1847H. D. Richardson Dogs vii. 71 The Skye Terrier, so called from its being found in greatest perfection in the Western Isles of Scotland, and the Isle of Skye in particular. 1856‘Stonehenge’ Brit. Rural Sports iv. ii. i. 571/1 In shape he is more like the English than the Skye variety. Ibid. 571/2 The Skye dog. 1871M. Collins Marq. & Merch. II. x. 290 A blue Skye-terrier lay on his back. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 478 The show Skye Terrier's profuse, well groomed coat.., its veil of thick hair shielding fore-face, and the silky feathering of ears and tail, are not attained and maintained without considerable trouble.
b. ellipt. A Skye terrier.
1851Mayhew Lond. Lab. II. 53/1 A small Isle of Skye terrier—but few, I was informed, know a ‘real Skye’. 1863Ouida Held in Bondage (1870) 40 A setter, a retriever, and a couple of Skyes, were on the hearthrug. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：skye英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 桦条 释义 birch 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用中文字词......