chad是什么意思
英文词源
- chad (n.1)
- also Mr. Chad, graffiti drawing of a head peering over a fence or wall, with the caption, "Wot, no ______?" (the U.S. version usually had "Kilroy was here"), in reaction to shortages and rationing, 1945, British, of unknown origin.
- Chad (n.2)
- African nation, former French colony (Tchad), independent since 1960, named for Lake Chad, which is from a local word meaning "lake, large expanse of water." An ironic name for such a desert country.
- chad (n.3)
- "hanging flap or piece after a hole is punched in paper," a word unknown to most people until the 2000 U.S. presidential election (when the outcome hinged on partially punched paper ballots in some Florida counties), attested by 1930, of unknown origin.
实用例句
- 1. Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.
- 来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is already embroiled in existing conflicts in both Chad and the CAR, another former possession.
- 在Chad和CAR中 它都被叛卷进了现在的纠纷中, CAR是他的另一个早期的财产.来自互联网
- 3. France can provide these troops as it already has a base in Chad, a former colony.
- 法国人能够提供这些军队因为他们在Chad已经有了一个基地, 一个早期的殖民地.来自互联网
- 4. There is, of course, no sign of the romance between Chad and Mamie.
- 查德和玛米之间当然不存在有情有意的迹象.来自辞典例句
- 5. Chad : Do you know something about this, small person?
- 你知道些什么嘛, 小个子?来自互联网
