seagull

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈsiː.ɡʌl/    /ˈsiː.ɡʌl/|/ˈsiː.ɡɐl/|/ˈsiː.ɡɔl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.
    — And while there are plenty of benches, there's little shelter from the wind (or predatory seagulls the size of dogs) out on the platforms.
  2. The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
  3. A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. UK,slang
动词 v.
  1. To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play. Australia,New-Zealand,UK,slang
    — […] and when you need cover for the fullback because of the bombs raining down, when the walking maul requires every forward to quit seagulling and actually do some hard graft, then the rest of the game opens up.
  2. To use a British Seagull outboard.
    — It should be considered a style of outboarding I believe. Seagulling arround^([sic]) and all.
  3. To work as a non-union casual stevedore. New-Zealand
    — Bill had been seagulling on the wharf since he got back from the war.

词形变化

seagulls plural sea gull alternative sea-gull alternative seagulls present,singular,third-person seagulling participle,present seagulled participle,past seagulled past sea gull alternative sea-gull alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

词源

词源 1
From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.
词源 2
From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.
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