coyote

名词 n. 动词 v.
/kɔɪˈəʊt/|/kɔɪˈəʊtɪ/|/kaɪˈəʊ.ti/    /kəˈjoʊ.ti/|/kaɪˈoʊ.ti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
    — Near Rio Frio we shot several handsome birds, and saw a cayjotte, or wild dog, which in size nearly approached the wolf.
  2. A smuggler of undocumented immigrants across the land border from Latin America into the United States of America. US,informal
    — Jorge’s father had pawned his last four goats for $2,000 to help pay for their transit, another loan the family would have to repay at 100 percent interest. The coyote called at 10 p.m. — they would go that night.
动词 v.
  1. To prospect for gold by manually digging holes into overlying earth, as into a hillside.

词形变化

coyotes plural cayeute alternative,obsolete cayota alternative,obsolete cayote alternative,obsolete coyoto alternative,obsolete coyotes present,singular,third-person coyoteing participle,present coyoting participle,present coyoted participle,past coyoted past cayeute alternative,obsolete cayota alternative,obsolete cayote alternative,obsolete coyoto alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.
词源 2
Borrowed from Spanish coyote, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *koyoo-tl. Compare Chinook ki-o-tī.
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