| 释义 |
duke/dju:k/n. 1 (as a title usu. 作头衔通常为 Duke)a a person holding the highest hereditary title of the nobility 公爵 b a sovereign prince ruling a duchy or small state (统治公爵领地或小公国的)君主 2 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) slang the hand; the fist [俚语] (双)手; (双)拳 put up your dukes! 举起手来 ! 3 (in full 全称 duke cherry) a hybrid between the sweet cherry, Prunus avium, and the sour cherry, P. cerasus 公爵樱桃(欧洲甜樱桃与欧洲酸樱桃的嫁接品种)[Middle English via Old French duc from Latin dux ducis ‘leader’] |