don·key
noun/ˈdɒŋki/
/ˈdɑːŋki/
Idioms - an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears. People ride donkeys or use them to carry heavy loads.
驴 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + donkey- ride
- bray
- graze
- cart
- ride
- work
- …
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally pronounced to rhyme with monkey): perhaps from dun, or from the name Duncan.
Idioms
donkey’s (years)
- (British English, informal) a very long time
长久地 - We've known each other for donkey's years.
我们已认识多年。 - I met him once, but that was donkey’s years ago.
我见过他一次，但那是多年前的事了。 - This technology has been around for donkey's.
这项技术已经为驴子所用。
- We've known each other for donkey's years.
talk the hind legs off a donkey
- (informal) to talk too much, especially about things that are boring or not important
唠叨个没完没了；喋喋不休