| 单词 | 盖尔 |
| 释义 | 〔spree〕A spending spree seems a far cry from a cattle raid,yet etymologists have suggested that the wordspree comes from the Scots word spreath, "cattle raid.” The wordspree is first recorded in a poem in Scots dialect in 1804 in the sense of "a lively outing.” This sense is closely connected with a sense recorded soon afterward (in 1811), "a drinking bout,”while the familiar sense "an overindulgence in an activity,”as in aspending spree, is recorded in 1849. Scots and Irish dialect also have a sense "a fight,”which may help connect the word and the sense "lively outing" with the Scots wordspreath, meaning variously, "booty,” "cattle taken as spoils,” "a herd of cattle taken in a raid,” and "cattle raid.” The Scots word comes from Irish and Scottish Gaelicspréidh, "cattle,” which in turn ultimately comes from Latin praeda, "booty.” This last link reveals both the importance of the Latin language to Gaelicand a connection between cattle and plunder in earlier Irish and Scottish societies.狂欢作乐似乎与牛的袭击相去甚远，然而词源学表明spree 来自苏格兰语 spreath “牛的袭击”。 Spree 在1804年首次出现于苏格兰方言写成的一首诗中，意为“活跃的出游”。 这个意思与不久之后(1811年）出现的意思“狂饮”很接近，而相近的意思“无节制的狂热行为”，比如spending spree 于1849年出现。 苏格兰和爱尔兰方言还有“打架”的意思，这可能有助于将该词同其意义与苏格兰语spreath 的不同意思相联系，这些意思为“战利品”、“作为掠夺品的牛”、“袭击中所得的一群牛”或“牛袭击”。 这个苏格兰词来自爱尔兰和苏格兰盖尔人的语言 spréidh “牛”（此词最终源自拉丁语 praeda “战利品”）。 这一最后的联系不仅表明拉丁语同盖尔语的重要联系，也表明早期爱尔兰和苏格兰社会中牛和劫掠的联系〔issue〕"Many people fail to grasp what is really at issue here"(Gail Sheehy)“很多人都没有领会到这里到底在争论什么”(盖尔·希伊)〔Gale〕American writer known for her novels dealing with life in the rural Midwest, such asBirth (1918) and Miss Lulu Bett (1920). 盖尔，佐纳：(1874-1938) 美国作家，因描写中西部偏远地区生活的小说而闻名，例如《诞生》 （1918年）和 《卢卢贝特小姐》 （1920年） 〔swath〕"He cut a bold and even sacrificial swath across American politics"(Gail Sheehy)“他以大胆勇猛甚至牺牲精神而在美国政界出尽风头”(盖尔·希伊)〔daguerreotype〕A photograph made by this process.盖尔银版照片：用盖尔银版照相法照的相片〔kicker〕"The kicker is that the relationship of guide and seeker gets all mixed up with a confusing male-female attachment"(Gail Sheehy)“问题难就难在导游和探险者卷入了令人不明的男女感情关系中”(盖尔·希伊)〔Borden〕American surveyor and inventor who developed condensed milk (1853) and other food products.伯登，盖尔：(1801-1874) 美国的检测专家和发明家，他发明了浓缩牛奶（1853年）和其他食品〔Fleming〕American figure skater who won the women's title at the U.S. championship (1964-1968), the world championship (1966-1968), and the 1968 Olympics.弗莱明，佩格·盖尔：(生于 1948) 美国花样滑冰运动员，曾在美国锦标赛（1964-1968年）、世界锦标赛（1966-1968年）和1968年奥林匹克运动会中获女子冠军〔snort〕"The wind snorted across the Kansas plains"(Gail Sheehy)“大风从堪萨斯平原上呼啸而过”(盖尔·希伊)〔cop〕"copped a quick look at the gentleman in a caramel cashmere sport coat on the right"(Gail Sheehy)“很快地瞥了右边身穿浅褐色羊毛休闲外套的绅士一眼”(盖尔·希伊)〔sardine〕"The bars are sardined with hungry hopefuls"(Gael Greene)“酒吧里挤满了饿着肚皮却满怀希望之人”(盖尔·格林尼)〔gal〕The centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.盖尔：公分/克/秒的加速度单位，等于每秒每克一公分〔confront〕"She got no child support.[She] didn't argue or confront" (Gail Sheehy)“她没有得到孩子的抚养费。 既未争辩也没有反抗” (盖尔·希伊)〔tough〕"It helps if one was raised to tough it out"(Gail Sheehy)“如果一个人在艰难困苦中长大，这对他很有帮助”(盖尔·希伊)〔Gaelic〕Of or relating to the Gaels or their culture or languages.盖尔人的、盖尔文化的、盖尔语的或与此有关的〔Hyde〕Irish nationalist and writer who founded the Gaelic League (1893) and was president of Ireland (1938-1945).海德，道格拉斯：(1860-1949) 爱尔兰民族主义者，作家，盖尔联合会的奠基人(1893年），爱尔兰总统(1938-1945年）〔snippet〕"sparkling black bass . . . strewn with snippets of coriander and basil"(Gael Greene)“闪着光的黑色鲈鱼…用一点芫荽和罗勒烩成菜”(盖尔·格林尼)〔bust〕"The home-style bean curd is a bust, oily and rubbery"(Mark and Gail Barnett)“自制豆腐彻底失败，油滑而呈胶状”(马克及盖尔·巴尼特)〔aplenty〕"There were warning signs aplenty for their candidates as well"(Michael Gelb)“对他们的候选人同样也给予足够多的警告信号”(迈克尔·盖尔布)〔druid〕A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.督伊德教的祭司：古代盖尔或不列颠人中一个牧师品级的成员，他们在威尔士及爱尔兰传说中是预言家和占卜家〔Shelta〕A secret jargon used by Gypsies in Great Britain and Ireland, based on systematic inversion or alteration of the initial consonants of Gaelic words.舍尔塔语：大不列颠及爱尔兰的吉普赛人使用的一种秘密用语，起源于盖尔单词初始辅音的系统化倒置或改变 |
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