Haggard
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 憔悴的, 消瘦的
- ［英］ adj. 憔悴的, 消瘦的 ( gaunt; drawn)
- ［记］ 可能来自 hag ( 巫婆) +gard -> 像巫婆一样 -> 形容枯槁的
- ［例］ The last haggard runner finally stumbled across the finish line.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Middle French hagard
- Date: 1567
- 1. of a hawk not tamed
- 2.
- a. wild in appearance
- b. having a worn or emaciated appearance ; gaunt <haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw — W. M. Thackeray>
- ? haggardly adverb
- ? haggardness noun
II. noun
- Date: 1567
- 1. an adult hawk caught wild
- 2. obsolete an intractable person
