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burka

/boor-kuh, bur-/US // ˈbʊər kə, ˈbɜr- //UK // (ˈbɜːkə) //

布尔卡,长袍,罩袍,布卡

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.

Examples

  • There are so many young teens that are transitioning, who come because, whether you’re wearing a burka or whatever, there’s a safety in being in our museum because there’s such a welcoming, loving vibe.

  • As we neared the end of the interview, Schakowsky asked, “Have you ever put on a burka?”

  • They say that if a man sees a burka he knows if she is beautiful from the way she moves.

  • My mother, an illiterate burka-clad village woman, became the heroine of my life.

  • Fingering the mesh netting that allows a woman wearing a burka to see, she looked grim.

  • It was a burka she had found in Afghanistan on a trip there two weeks ago.

  • We went on from Ar-tp, by way of Burka-ylq, to Sangzr521 which the sub-governor surrendered.