urchin
美音:
[´ə:tʃən
]英音:
[´ə:tʃən
]n.顽童,小孩,[动物]刺猥,[动物]海胆
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urchin为短语/超纲词汇
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urchin
/'ɜ:tʃɪn; `ɝtʃɪn/
n
1 (a) (esp dated 尤作旧) mischievous or naughty child, esp a boy 顽童, 淘气鬼(尤指男孩)
*You little urchin! 你这个小淘气!
(b) (also `street-urchin) ragged or dirty child who is homeless and lives in poverty 街头流浪儿.
2 = sea-urchin (sea).
urchin
n[C][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: urchin
'hedgehog' (13-20 centuries), from
Old French herichon, from
Latin ericius]
old-fashioned a poor dirty untidy child
→
sea urchin