Loon



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 愚人
• ［英］ n. 愚人 ( a clumsy, stupid person)
• ［记］ 比较: loom ( 织布机) , loop ( 圈, 环) , loot ( 战利物)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English loun
• Date: 15th century
• 1. lout, idler
• 2. chiefly Scottish boy
• 3.
  • a. a crazy person
  • b. simpleton

II. noun

• Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lōmr loon
• Date: 1634
• any of several large birds (genus Gavia of the family Gaviidae) of Holarctic regions that feed on fish by diving and have their legs placed far back under the body for optimal locomotion underwater

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