Niagara

名词 n. 动词 v. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flood, torrent, or outpouring, especially one of massive proportions. figuratively
    — [A] veritable Niagara of loose flesh when her stays are unlaced.
  2. A Niagara grape.
    — The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras, Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry.
动词 v.
  1. To flood; to pour in a torrent.
    — […] water deluged into the cockpit and Niagaraed into the bilge. Only constant use of the pump kept the floorboards from going adrift.
专有名词
  1. A river (the Niagara River) which flows from Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario; the geographical region of the United States and Canada in proximity to this river.
  2. A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A regional municipality on the Niagara Peninsula, southern Ontario, Canada, colloquially known as the Niagara Region.
  4. A ghost town in the Shire of Menzies, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
  5. A town in New York.
  6. A city and village in North Dakota.
  7. A city and town in Wisconsin.
  8. The Niagara Falls. metonymically

词形变化

Niagaras plural Niagaras present,singular,third-person Niagaraing participle,present Niagaraed participle,past Niagaraed past

词源

词源 1
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.
词源 2
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.
词源 3
From an Iroquoian language; compare Mohawk ohnyá:kara' (“neck of land”). The name of the tribe which resided in the area was recorded on early maps as Onguiarahronon or Niagagarega.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary