wahoo

英 [wɑː'huː] 美[wɑ'hʊ]
  • n. 卫矛;火树的一种

英英释意


1. upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
2. deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
3. large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide

英文词源


wahoo (n.)
type of large marine fish caught near Key West, 1884, of unknown origin. As the name of North American trees or shrubs, 1770, from distortions of native names; especially the "burning bush," from Dakota (Siouan) wahu, from wa- "arrow" + -hu "wood." In reference to the winged elm, it is from Muskogee vhahwv.

实用场景例句


Wait a minute. Is she going for spring vacation or spring break? Wahoo!
等等,她是去放春假还是去 春游?

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The wahoo is a dark blue scombrid fish found in tropical and subtropical seas.
刺鲅是一种深蓝色的鲭科鱼,分布在热带和亚热带海域.

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