mare
n
1 female horse or donkey 母馬; 母驢. Cf 參看 filly, foal, stallion.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) a `mare's nest discovery that seems interesting but turns out to be false or worthless (以為有意思的卻原來是虛假的或無價值的)發(fā)現(xiàn). on Shank's pony/mare => shank.
mare n (pl maria ) (astronomy 天) large flat dark area on the moon or Mars, once thought to be a sea 月球或火星表面的大片平坦的黑暗區(qū)(一度被認(rèn)為是海).
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[m??]n. 母馬, 母驢, 月球表面陰暗部【法】 海相關(guān)詞組: win the mare or lose the halter
?? 同為「公共英語」詞匯
shoveln. 鏟子,鐵鍬;鏟車;一鏟;鏟狀物;
vt. 鏟,鏟出;用鏟子挖;把…胡亂投入;鏟除,挖清;
vi. 鏟;