kingfisher

• n. [鳥] 翠鳥；魚狗

縮寫自king’s fisher,來自king,君王，fisher,漁夫。可能是一種幽默表達法。

kingfisher (n.)

mid-15c., originally king's fisher, for obscure reasons; see king + fisher.

1. Kingfisher launched a hostile bid for Dixons.

翠豐集團對迪克森公司展開了惡意競購。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks.

翠豐集團證實，它希望在接下來的兩周內談妥一筆交易。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Her skirt of kingfisher - blue crepe was patterned with flowers.

下著翡翠撒花洋縐裙.

來自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 文學

4. A kingfisher flashed across the water, the fish vanished, leaving the duckweed.

翠鳥象箭似的由水麵上擦過去, 小魚大魚都不見了, 水上隻剩下浮萍.

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子

5. When she was frightened she darted noiselessly like a kingfisher.

她受驚的時候,就像一隻一聲不響地急投疾槍的翠鳥.

來自辭典例句