单词 | corral |
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音标 | [kɔ'rɑ:l] |
解释 | n.(牛、马等)畜栏 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n. (牛、马等)畜栏(an enclosure for holding horses, cattles, or other animals; pen) 【考】 corral : horses / coop : chickens(马养在蓄栏里/鸡养 在笼子里) 【记】 corr(跑=curr)+al→ (不让)动物跑掉→畜 栏,比较:coral(珊瑚) |
字源 | corral (n.) 1580s, from Spanish corral, from corro "ring," Portuguese curral, of uncertain origin. Perhaps ultimately African, or from Vulgar Latin *currale "enclosure for vehicles," from Latin currus "two-wheeled vehicle," from currere "to run." corral (v.) 1847, from corral (n.); meaning "to lay hold of, collar," is U.S. slang from 1860. Related: Corraled. |
不择手段背单词 | n. (牛、马等)畜栏 【记】corr = curr跑, al = all: 所以动物都不许跑-畜栏corr = correct(v 纠正), all所有: 纠正所有动物的行走路线, 也就是说, 这个马向往哪里走都会由畜栏把它的行走方向纠正过来. 【参】coral(n 珊瑚) 【类】corral: horses = coop: chickens 在蓄栏里养马 = 在笼子里养鸡 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】car + rally 货车聚在一起组成栅栏做营地,该词确有这个意思;cor + rally 一起聚会;cor + row一行行弄在一起 【相关】coral 珊瑚 |
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