squid

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  2. A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear. derogatory,slang
    — "In my mind, a street squid is anyone who races on the street. Period."¹
  3. A South Korean children's game where players, divided into offense and defense, compete on a squid-shaped field; the offensive team tries to reach a designated area, and the defensive team attempts to block them. uncountable
  4. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  5. A sailor in the Navy. US,derogatory,mildly,slang
  6. A quid; one pound sterling. UK,humorous,rare,slang
    — Can you lend me five squid? I feel like a bacon sarnie.
  7. A vampire squid.
动词 v.
  1. To fish with a squid fishhook.
  2. To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).

词形变化

squids plural squid plural squids present,singular,third-person squidding participle,present squidded participle,past squidded past squids plural

词源

词源 1
Unknown. Perhaps a sailors' alteration of squirt.
词源 2
Possibly a blend of stupid + quick; "stupid, quick, under-dressed and imminently dead", a claimed origin, is probably a backronym.
词源 3
Calque of Korean 오징어 (ojing'eo).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary