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Matador N Bull Adore Mætədɔ 斗牛士 英 Fighter

单词 matador
音标 ['mætədɔ:]
解释 n. 斗牛士
红宝书 【英】 n. 斗牛士( a bull fighter)
【例】 The bull tossed the matador into the air.
字源 matador (n.)
man who kills the bull in a bullfight, 1670s, from Spanish matador, literally "killer," from matar "to kill or wound," probably from Arabic mata "he died," from Persian (see second element in checkmate). Fem. form is matadora.
不择手段背单词 n. (经过最后几轮闪避后将牛杀死的)斗牛士
【记】mat席子, ador = adore(v 崇拜): 令人崇拜的手持席子的人-斗牛士.
趣味全助记 【记】match比赛 + adore 崇拜,比赛中崇拜的人,斗牛比赛; mat席子 + adore 喜爱,整天拿着席子并且受人喜爱的人,斗牛士是拿着布也就是席子斗牛的

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