matador

英 ['mætədɔː]美 ['mætədɔr]
  • n. 斗牛士；王牌
GRE

中文词源

matador 斗牛士

来自西班牙语matador,斗牛士，来自matar,杀，来自波斯语mat,死，杀死，词源同checkmate.-dor,人。

英文词源

matador
matador: see mate
matador (n.)
man who kills the bull in a bullfight, 1670s, from Spanish matador, literally "killer," from matar "to kill or wound," probably from Arabic mata "he died," from Persian (see second element in checkmate). Fem. form is matadora.

双语例句

1. The bull tossed the matador.
公牛用角把斗牛士挑起后抛入空中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
那公牛显然对批评话是敏感的, 所以它把斗牛士全忘记了,向那醉汉冲了过去.
来自《用法词典》
3. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but It'suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
当时那公牛正忙着与斗牛士搏斗, 但是它突然看到了那个醉汉,而那醉汉正在说些粗鲁的评论话,而且挥舞着一顶红色的帽子.
来自《用法词典》
4. The bull was busy with the matador at the time,but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
当时那公牛正忙着与斗牛士搏斗，但是它突然看到了那个醉汉，而那醉汉正在说些粗鲁的评论话，而且挥舞着一顶红色的帽子。
来自辞典例句
5. Laird treated this clumsy procedure the way a matador handles the lunges of a bill.
莱尔德对这笨拙做法的处理,就象一个斗牛士对付一头牛的冲击一样.
来自辞典例句