c. 1300, cote, used for various water fowl (now limited to Fulica atra and, in North America, F. americana), of uncertain origin. Compare Dutch meercoet "lake coot." Meaning "silly person, fool" is attested from 1766.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Why did you buy him a hairbrush? He's as bald as a coot!
你干嘛給他買梳子? 他頭上光禿禿的,一根頭發(fā)也沒(méi)有!
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. He's as bald as a coot.
他濯濯童山.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Our son came back from the barber's shop as bald as coot.
我們的兒子從理發(fā)店回來(lái),頭發(fā)剃得光光的.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Another quiet refuge Mt . Coot - tha, about 8 km from Brisbane.
而另一自然保護(hù)區(qū), 距布里斯班市約8公里的庫(kù)塔山.
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5. I am unable to coot sometimes I can prepare simple meal by following a recipe.