coot

• n. 傻瓜；笨蛋；黑鸭

可能来自拟声词，模仿水鸟叫的声音。

coot (n.)

c. 1300, cote, used for various water fowl (now limited to Fulica atra and, in North America, F. americana), of uncertain origin. Compare Dutch meercoet "lake coot." Meaning "silly person, fool" is attested from 1766.

1. Why did you buy him a hairbrush? He's as bald as a coot!

你干嘛给他买梳子? 他头上光禿禿的,一根头发也没有!

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2. He's as bald as a coot.

他濯濯童山.

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3. Our son came back from the barber's shop as bald as coot.

我们的儿子从理发店回来,头发剃得光光的.

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4. Another quiet refuge Mt . Coot - tha, about 8 km from Brisbane.

而另一自然保护区, 距布里斯班市约8公里的库塔山.

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5. I am unable to coot sometimes I can prepare simple meal by following a recipe.

我不会做饭,但是有时候我可以按照食谱做一点便餐.

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