mule
英 [mjuːl]
美[mjul]
- n. 骡；倔强之人，顽固的人；杂交种动物
- n. (Mule)人名；(意)穆莱；(英)米尔
词态变化
复数: mules;
助记提示
1. 软件：eMule => 电骡，eDonkey => 电驴。
2. => Electronic Mule, Electronic Donkey.
2. => Electronic Mule, Electronic Donkey.
中文词源
mule 骡子
来自拉丁语mulus,骡子，来自PIE*mukslos,骡子，可能来自PIE*meik,混合，混杂，词源同 mix,melange.
英英释意
- 1. sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
- 2. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
英文词源
- mule
- mule: English has two words mule. The ‘donkeylike animal’ [13] comes via Old French mul from Latin mūlus, which was borrowed from a pre- Latin language of the Mediterranean area; Albanian mušk ‘mule’ is related. Mule the ‘slipper’ [16] is probably an adaptation of Latin mulleus, which denoted a sort of red or purple shoe worn by high-ranking magistrates in Rome. This was short for mulleus calceus ‘red shoe’, and mulleus itself appears to have been derived from mullus ‘red mullet’ (ultimate source of English mullet [15]), which in turn came from Greek múllos, a relative of mélās ‘black’.
=> mullet - mule (n.1)
- "offspring of donkey and horse," from Old English mul, Old French mul "mule, hinny" (12c., fem. mule), both from Latin mulus (fem. mula) "a mule," probably from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language.
The mule combines the strength of the horse with the endurance and surefootedness of the ass, and is extensively bred for certain employments for which it is more suited than either; it is ordinarily incapable of procreation. With no good grounds, the mule is a proverbial type of obstinacy. [OED]
Properly, the offspring of a he-ass and a mare; that of a she-ass and a stallion is technically a hinny. Used allusively of hybrids and things of mixed nature. As a type of spinning machine, attested from 1797 (so called because a hybrid of distinct warp and woof machines). Meaning "obstinate, stupid, or stubborn person" is from 1470s; that of "narcotics smuggler or courier" first attested 1935. - mule (n.2)
- "loose slipper," 1560s, from Middle French mule, from Latin mulleus calceus "red high-soled shoe," worn by Roman patricians, from mullus "red" (see mullet (n.1)). Related: Mules.
考试真题
- Mules have strong muscles like horses; but they eat less, can work longer, and are gentler, like donkeys.
出自-2017年6月听力原文
- Do you know where a mule comes from? It is the child of a donkey and a horse.
出自-2017年6月听力原文
实用场景例句
- He's as stubborn as a mule .
- 他像骡子一样倔。
牛津词典
- The domestic animals and fowls is horse, ox, mule, donkey, sheep, pig, rabbit, chicken, etc. mainly.
- 家畜家禽主要有马 、 牛 、 骡 、 驴 、 羊 、 猪 、 兔 、 鸡等.
期刊摘选
- He who wants a mule without fault must walk on foot.
- 买骡无缺点,只好自己走.
期刊摘选
- Then the mule said to him glaringly: " Will you complain now about my feed doubling yours? "
- 这时骡瞪着驴说: “ 你现在还会认为我不该多吃一倍食物 吗 ? ”.
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- He is as stubborn as a mule, and never takes others'advice.
- 他是个死硬派,什么话也听不进去.
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- You have made me work like a mule and fed me like a goat.
- 你让我象骡子那样干活儿,却象喂山羊那样喂我.
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- It is difficult to convince him : he is as obstinate as a mule.
- (他倔强得象一头骡子,很难说服他.)这里用amule(骡子)比喻顽固的人.
期刊摘选
- He is as stubborn as a mule.
- 这人真犟.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Mule: What shall I eat? You know whatever we do, we needs energy.
- 骡子: 我吃什么 呢 ?你知道,不管我们做什么, 我们都需要能量哦?
期刊摘选
- A mule is a sterile animal.
- 骡子是不能生育的动物.
《简明英汉词典》
- Goddess: ( smile ) My dear, you will be a mule.
- 神仙: ( 微笑着 ) 哦,我的孩子, 将会成为一头骡子.
期刊摘选
- I had fondly imagined that riding a mule would be easy.
- 我曾经天真地以为骑骡子很容易.
《简明英汉词典》
- En chinois on utilise la mule ou l'ane.
- 中文用骡子或者驴.
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- You can cross a horse with an ass to get a mule.
- 马和驴交配所生就是骡子.
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- The Terrans drop in several mule gatherers to assist in harvesting minerals at the new base.
- 人类扔出几台矿奴采集机协助采集新基地的矿物.
期刊摘选
- So, I turned her into a mule and taught her a little lesson.
- 于是, 我把她变成了一只骡子,也算是给她一点教训.
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- We have to take strong measures against him , he is as stubborn as a mule.
- 对于顽固的守旧派,我们不能只用言语说服他们, 更要以事实证明给他们看.
期刊摘选
- He is an old mule.
- 他是个老顽固.
《简明英汉词典》
- A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and horse.
- 是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种.
期刊摘选
- A hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule.
- 驴骡比马骡驯良.
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- A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.
- 骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This mule is rather spookish.
- 这匹骡子很容易受惊.
辞典例句
- A buck mule deer contrasts against the rye grasses of the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon.
- 在俄勒冈州东南的阿尔沃德沙漠,一头雄性黑尾鹿衬托在身后的黑麦牧草中.
期刊摘选
- Maybe you should give up. You know, he is as stubborn as a mule.
- 你也许应该放弃, 你知道的, 他很顽固.
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- A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule.
- 有一则寓言,讲的是一个拥有一头老骡的农夫的故事.
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- He continually cracked his whip and shouted at the mule.
- 他不住地挥响着鞭子,吆喝牲口.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mule threw all its four shoes.
- 那头骡子的四个掌都掉了.
辞典例句
- A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
- 骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He's as stubborn as a mule .
- 他像骡子一样倔。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》