英语词汇“tacouba”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

tacouba

释义

tacouba|təˈkuːbə|
Also tacooba, tacuba.
[Origin unknown, perh. an Arawakan word.]
In Guyana, a tree which has fallen across a river forming a bridge or obstruction. Also fig.
1934E. Waugh 92 Days ii. 55 In the wet season..you had to crawl across a tacuba leading a swimming horse.1951E. A. Mittelholzer Shadows move among Them ii. iv. 196 ‘What's a tacooba?’ ‘Indian word. Means a fallen tree or any sort of obstruction in a river or creek that constitutes a menace to navigation.’1959P. Capon Amongst those Missing 124 He had expected rapids every few miles, numerous tacoubas and a cataract or two.1965‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest v. 58 He was a squat negro, a stumpy little piece of a man, a knotty old tacuba tree-stump.1974H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World vi. 73 The walking itself wasn't difficult, but there were plenty of streams to cross, some of them bridged by slippery tacoubas, or tree jams.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容11：

“tacouba”的英英意思

“甜樱皮”英文翻译

“甜槟榔青”英文翻译

“Taconic”的英英意思

“taintor”的英英意思

“tagetes”的英英意思

友情链接