• n. 劣犬；野狗；（蘇格蘭）鄉(xiāng)下佬；小孩子

來自中古英語 tyke,來自古諾斯語 tik,母狗。后用于指表現(xiàn)不太好的孩子，如令人生厭的熊孩 子。

tyke (n.)

late 14c., "cur, mongrel," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tik "bitch," from Proto-Germanic *tikk- (cognates: Middle Low German tike). Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though the word was used in playful reproof from 1894. As a nickname for a Yorkshireman, from c. 1700; "Perhaps originally opprobrious; but now accepted and owned" [OED].

1. Little tyke fell asleep as we were flying over Bristol.

小家伙一飛到布里斯托就睡了.

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2. Little tyke fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol.

我們飛到布里斯托爾的時候,這小家伙就睡著了.

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3. He was a gash an'faithful tyke.

他是一位聰明忠誠的村夫.

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4. A group of Australian words such as abo ( aborigine ) or tyke ( Catholic ) display a degree of intolerance ( Leonard Santorelli )

一些澳大利亞詞,如澳大利亞土著居民或天主教體現(xiàn)了某種不相容的程度 ( 倫納德圣雷利 )

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