banjo

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/    /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
    — I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
  2. Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
  3. An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel. slang
  4. A cul-de-sac with a round end. UK
    — They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up".
  5. A miner's round-nosed shovel.
  6. An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun as would a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo. Malaysia
  7. The frenulum of the penis. slang,vulgar
动词 v.
  1. To play a banjo.
  2. To beat, to knock down. UK,slang,transitive
    — Admitting the assault, the husband said that he had given her a 'banjoing' but that she had asked for it.
  3. To shell or attack (a target). UK,slang,transitive
    — Riding reported that on the day Mayne had asked for DZ coordinates, their base had been banjoed by the Germans.

词形变化

banjos plural banjoes plural banjos present,singular,third-person banjoing participle,present banjoed participle,past banjoed past

词源

词源 1
From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.
词源 2
From the pronunciation of African slaves, of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly a corruption of bandore (from Spanish bandurria), alternatively from a West African language such as Mandinka banjul, or Kimbundu mbanza.
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