brogue
n.土音(尤指爱尔兰人讲英语时的土腔),(旧时爱尔兰人穿的)粗革皮鞋
难易程度:
brogue为短语/超纲词汇
brogue
/brəʊg; broˇ/
n (usu pl 通常作复数) strong outdoor shoe with thick soles and a pattern in the leather (户外穿的结实的厚底)镂花皮鞋
*a pair of brogues 一双镂花皮鞋.
/brəʊg; broˇ/
n (usu sing 通常作单数) strong regional accent, esp the Irish way of speaking English 土腔(尤指爱尔兰人说英语的腔调)
*a soft Irish brogue 柔和的爱尔兰土腔. Cf 参看 accent 3, dialect.
brogue
n[C][
Sense: 1;
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Irish Gaelic;Origin: and
Scottish Gaelic brog, from
Old Norse brok
'leg-covering']
[
Sense: 2;
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from
Irish Gaelic barrog
'(wrestling) hold' (as in barrog teangan
'hold of the tongue, lisp')]
[usually plural]a thick strong leather shoe with a pattern in the leather
a new pair of brogues [usually singular]an
accent, especially an Irish or Scottish accent