buffalo

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/    /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
    — "It must be a very wild stretch of country, and full of big game. I have always wanted to kill a buffalo before I die."
  2. A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.
  3. Ellipsis of buffalo robe. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  4. The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
  5. A nickel. US,slang
  6. A looter during the Civil War. US,historical,slang
  7. A large or stupid person. derogatory,slang
  8. An obese person, usually a woman. derogatory,slang
  9. A black male. derogatory,offensive,slang
  10. Ellipsis of American buffalo (“gold bullion coin”). abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
动词 v.
  1. To hunt buffalo. transitive
  2. To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate. US,slang,transitive
    — I'm just gonna let you have it. Probably in the midst of a kiss. Right when you think everything’s been healed up. Right in the moment when you're sure you've got me buffaloed. That's when you'll die.
  3. To pistol-whip. archaic,transitive
    — Whereupon the twelve-inch barrel of the Buntline Special was laid alongside and just underneath the Rachal hatbrim most effectively. The buffaloed cattleman dropped to the walk, unconscious.

词形变化

buffaloes plural buffalos plural buffalo plural buffaloes present,singular,third-person buffaloing participle,present buffaloed participle,past buffaloed past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of bubale and buffle.
词源 2
Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish búfalo (“buffalo”), from Late Latin būfalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos, “antelope, wild ox”). Doublet of bubale and buffle.
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