yak

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
    — Utilization efficiency of dietary protein in the yak differs with diet composition and feeding level, age, sex, body condition score, and animal production level (e.g., growth, lactation). Researchers reported no difference between lactating and dry cows in crude protein digestibility, although lactating yak tend to consume more feed than dry yak.
  2. A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip. countable,slang,uncountable
    — Sluggsy said indifferently, ‘You’ll be wised up come morning. Meanwhiles, howsabout shuttin’ that dumb little hashtrap of yours? All this yak is bending my ear. I want some action.
  3. a traditional Korean flute used in court music
  4. A kayak. slang
  5. A laugh. countable,slang,uncountable
    — Would-be gags from would-be gagsters. And, nine chances out of ten, not a yak in the lot.
  6. cognac. slang
    — Quick cash, flip that, now I got big cash. Sit back, sip yak with a next piff yat.
  7. Vomit. countable,slang,uncountable
  8. A yakuza member. in-plural,slang
    — Yakuza, or Yaks as they are popularly known, Japan's large and tightly organized crime and illicit drug corporations.
动词 v.
  1. To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle. intransitive,slang
    — “You'll like Poppet. Nice dog. Wears his ears inside out. Why do dachshunds wear their ears inside out?” “I could not say, sir.” “Nor me. I've often wondered. But this won't do, Jeeves. Here we are, yakking about Jezebels and dachshunds, when we ought to be concentrating our minds […]
  2. To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. intransitive,slang
    — She'll feel better when she yaks.

词形变化

yak plural yaks plural yaks present,singular,third-person yakking participle,present yakked participle,past yakked past yack alternative yaks plural yack alternative yaks plural yaks plural

词汇关系

相关词
yacket yackety-yak yakfest yakky

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Tibetan གཡག (g.yag). See there for more.
词源 2
Apparently an onomatopoeia.
词源 3
Borrowed from Korean 약 (yak).
词源 4
Shortening of various unrelated words.
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