rooster
英 [ˈruː.stər]
美 [ˈruː.stɚ]
n. 公鸡；狂妄自负的人
CET6
TEM8
托福词汇
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记忆方法
1. roost => rooster.
中文词源
rooster 公鸡来自 roost,栖息，-er,表物。后用于委婉语代指 cock,公鸡，因该词赋予了过多的粗俗俚语义。
英语词源
rooster (n.)
1772, agent noun from roost (v.); earlier roost cock, c. 1600, in sense of "the roosting bird." Favored in the U.S. originally as a puritan alternative to cock (n.) after it had acquired the secondary sense "penis" (and compare roach).
权威例句
1. The rooster chased me across the dirt floor of the barn. 公鸡追着我跑过谷仓的泥土地面。
2. The rooster's crow woke me. 公鸡的啼叫声把我吵醒了.
3. The rooster bristled his crest. 公鸡竖起了鸡冠.
4. The rooster flew up to a big rock and began to crow. 公鸡飞上大石头，开始鸣叫。
5. The late moon arose before the first rooster crowed. 公鸡未啼,下弦月已经挂在天边.