
英:/'ˈkɒdʒər/ 美:/'ˈkɑːdʒər/
复数 codgers
n. 怪人;有怪癖的人
Millin was a crusty old codger who took the college job after he retired from the navy.
米林是一位脾气暴躁的老伙计,从海军退役后就在大学里找了这么个活儿。
There are suits on phones, a confused crowd of witnesses and a codger rifling through filing cabinets.
有正在打电话的商人、一群困惑的证人,还有一个匆匆搜寻档案柜的古怪老头。
The old codger may need a cane to walk, but not for his mind, which is still sharp as a razor blade .
这个古怪的老头子走路可能离不开拐棍,可动脑筋时却不同了,他的头脑仍然象刀片一样锋利。
It wasn't until 130 years later in 1685 that it's “off centre” meaning was applied to a personality and the first application held a kindly tone of an old codger.
然而,打那起过了130多年,直到1685年,它“偏心”的意思才被用来形容人的个性,而且一开始,人们以亲切的口吻用这个词来形容古怪的老头。
n.|put/odd;怪人;有怪癖的人
"Codger"是一个英语俚语,通常指代行为古怪、有独特癖好的老年人,常带有幽默或亲昵的意味,但偶尔也可能隐含轻微贬义。以下是详细解析:
如需更权威的例句或历史用法,可参考牛津词典或柯林斯词典(来源:、4、5)。
词性: 名词
发音: /ˈkɒdʒə(r)/
定义: 老顽固,固执己见的老人
用法: Codger指的是一个固执己见的老人,通常他们保持着旧的信仰和价值观,不愿意接受新的观点或思想。这个词通常用于轻蔑或幽默的语境中。
例句:
近义词: curmudgeon, old-timer, fossil
反义词: open-minded, progressive, modern
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