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nomad

美音:[´nəu´mæd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.游牧部落的人,流浪者,游牧民 adj.游牧的

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nomad为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:nomadism 副词:nomadically 形容词:nomadic

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nomad


/'nəʊmd; `nomæd/
n
1 member of a tribe that wanders from place to place looking for pasture for its animals and having no fixed home 游牧部落的人.
2 (fig 比喻) wanderer 流浪者.

nomad


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: nomas, from Greek, from nemein 'to put animals in the fields to feed']
a member of a tribe that travels from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually in order to find grass for their animals
1. This is why you hardly ever meet nomads (游牧人) anymore, even though "nomad" is a great job name.
    这就是为什么现在很少再见到"游牧人"的原因,虽然"游牧"这个行业名称听起来挺不错。

2. Suppose you're at a party, someone asks what you do, and you announce 'nomad'. Immediately you're talking about camels (骆驼). And you can leave anytime.
    假如你正出席一个宴会,有人问你是干哪一行的,你说是个"游牧者",马上你就会提到骆驼,而且你还可以随时离席。

3. I'm impressed. "President" is a great job name, although, let's face it, not as great as "nomad."
    这话叫我忘不了。"总裁"可是个了不起的职务,虽然--让我们面对它吧-- 还不如"游牧者"那么好听。

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