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词典释义:
kelpie
时间: 2024-05-05 19:36:06
英 [ˈkɛlpi]
美 [ˈkɛlpi]

n. 水鬼;澳大利亚牧羊犬

双语例句
  • He caught a kelpie, and tied her behind him on his horse.

    他抓来一只水精,把她拉上马,绑在自己的身后。

  • No, you have become the river god, is no longer a Kelpie.

    不,你已成江神,不再是水鬼鬼。

  • The world ' s biggest and most famous kelpie is the loch ness monster , although it is often mistaken for a sea serpent ( fb )

    世界上体积最大,最出名的马形水怪是尼斯湖怪,只是常被误认为是海蛇(神奇动物) 。

  • An energetic little kelpie named "Westie" was rescued after it chased a sea lion four kilometers out to sea from a South Australia beach, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

    据悉尼先驱晨报报道,在一只充满活力的小卡尔比犬westie得到救援时,它正追逐一只海狮至离南澳大利亚海岸4公里的大海中。

释义
n.

a water spirit of Scottish folklore, typically taking the form of a horse, reputed to delight in the drowning of travellers

(苏格兰民间传说中的)水鬼(多显形为马,据传以溺死过往者为乐)。

a sheepdog of an Australian breed with a smooth coat, originally bred from a Scottish collie

澳大利亚牧羊犬。

词源

"late 17th cent.: perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach ‘bullock, colt'. Sense 2 apparently comes from the name of a particular bitch, King's Kelpiec.1879)."

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