Corral



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 牛、马等) 畜栏
• ［英］ n. ( 牛、马等) 畜栏 ( an enclosure for holding horses, cattles, or other animals; pen)
• ［记］ corr ( 跑=curr) ＋al -> ( 不让) 动物跑掉 -> 畜栏, 比较: coral ( 珊瑚)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run — more at car
• Date: 1582
• 1. a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
• 2. an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment

II. transitive verb (corralled; corralling)

• Date: 1847
• 1. to enclose in a corral
• 2. to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral
• 3. collect, gather <corralling votes for the upcoming election

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