moped
英 ['məʊped]
美 ['mopɛd]
- n. 助動車；機動腳踏兩用車
- v. 抑鬱不樂；生悶氣（mope的過去式和過去分詞）
助記提示
1. motor + pedal, motor + pedaler.
2. 【記】拚音：磨破，幹活把手磨破了－> 悶悶不樂。=> mope.
3. mope => moped.
中文詞源
moped 摩托自行車來自motor和pedal的合成詞。
英文詞源
- moped (n.)
- 1956, from Swedish (c. 1952), from (trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler) "pedal cycle with engine and pedals" (the earliest versions had auxiliary pedals). Compare obsolete English mo-bike (1925), from motor bicycle.
雙語例句
- 1. He moped around the office for a while, feeling bored.
- 他在辦公室閑蕩了一會兒，感到百無聊賴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He moped about because he wasn't invited to the party.
- 他悶悶不樂地徘徊,因為沒有人請他去參加聚會.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I would advise against riding moped without testing the brakes first .
- 我反對不先試一下閘就騎機動腳踏兩用車。
來自辭典例句
- 4. He moped in the house all day.
- 他整天悶悶不樂地呆在屋裏.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He moped about in the house all day.
- 他整天沒精打采地在家裏閑蕩.
來自辭典例句