dodo
/ˈdəʊdəʊ/noun
(pl. -os 或-oes)
1- a large extinct flightless bird with a stout body, stumpy wings, a large head, and a heavy hooked bill. It was found on Mauritius until the end of the 17th century渡渡鸟, 孤鸽。
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- Raphus cucullatus, family Raphidae.拉丁名Raphus cucullatus,孤鸽科。参见SOLITAIRE （义项3）。
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- informal an old-fashioned and ineffective person or thing〈非正式〉落后于时代的人; 无能的人; 不起作用的东西, 过时之物。
短语
(as) dead as a（或the）dodo
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- informal used to emphasize that a person or animal is no longer alive〈非正式〉肯定死了的。
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- no longer effective, valid, or interesting失效的, 无效的; 不再有趣的：
the campaign was as dead as a dodo.
这场战役已经了无生机。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Portuguese doudo 'simpleton' (because the bird had no fear of man and was easily killed). Compare with DOTTEREL.