coot

• n. 傻瓜；笨蛋；黑鴨

可能來自擬聲詞，模仿水鳥叫的聲音。

coot (n.)

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.

1. Why did you buy him a hairbrush? He's as bald as a coot!

你幹嘛給他買梳子? 他頭上光禿禿的,一根頭發也沒有!

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. He's as bald as a coot.

他濯濯童山.

來自辭典例句

3. Our son came back from the barber's shop as bald as coot.

我們的兒子從理發店回來,頭發剃得光光的.

來自互聯網

4. Another quiet refuge Mt . Coot - tha, about 8 km from Brisbane.

而另一自然保護區, 距布裏斯班市約8公裏的庫塔山.

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5. I am unable to coot sometimes I can prepare simple meal by following a recipe.

我不會做飯,但是有時候我可以按照食譜做一點便餐.

來自互聯網