英语单词

Douglas是什么意思

Douglas

['dʌɡləs]
  • n. 道格拉斯(男子名);道格拉斯(英国马恩岛首府)

英文词源


Douglas
family name (late 12c.), later masc. personal name, from Gaelic Dubh glas "the dark water," name of a place in Lanarkshire. As a given name, in the top 40 for boys born in U.S. from 1942 to 1971. Douglas fir named for David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who first recorded it in Pacific Northwest, 1825. Douglas scheme, Douglas plan, Douglassite, etc. refer to "social credit" economic model put forth by British engineer Maj. Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879-1952).

双语例句


1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.
道格拉斯29岁,是个技术不错的拳击手,在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。

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2. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。

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3. If Douglas came down hard enough on him, Dale would rebel.
如果道格拉斯对戴尔太过严厉,他就会反抗。

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4. The hero, Danny, bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas.
主人公丹尼与柯克·道格拉斯出奇地相像。

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5. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.
道格拉斯把电话打进凯瑟琳的办公室,可是她不接。

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