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caballero

/kab-uhl-yair-oh, kab-uh-lair-oh; Spanish kah-bah-lye-raw, -ye-/US // ˌkæb əlˈyɛər oʊ, ˌkæb əˈlɛər oʊ; Spanish ˌkɑ βɑˈlyɛ rɔ, -ˈyɛ- //UK // (ˌkæbəˈljɛərəʊ, Spanish kaβaˈʎero) //

卡巴列罗,卡巴耶罗,卡瓦列罗,卡巴莱罗

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ca·bal·le·ros [kab-uhl-yair-ohz, kab-uh-lair-ohz; Spanish kah-bah-lye-raws, -ye-]. /ˌkæb əlˈyɛər oʊz, ˌkæb əˈlɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌkɑ βɑˈlyɛ rɔs, -ˈyɛ-/.

    • : a Spanish gentleman.
    • : Southwestern U.S. a horseman.a woman's escort or admirer; cavalier.

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Examples

  • His Zorro dedicates himself to the equitable treatment of every citizen and rouses his fellow caballeros to practice a democratic form of noblesse oblige.

  • His capture could have been very bad luck for Col. Caballero.

  • He spotted Nestor Gabriel Caballero Gutierrez, 39, of Aloha, Oregon, limping down the road.

  • "No, seor—I have no brother: that caballero, he is only a——a friend of my father's," she answered confusedly.

  • The change became him; he seemed a larger and handsomer man for it; he looked the caballero and almost the hidalgo.

  • You must feel like myself, Caballero, inclined to draw breath after so long a ride; shall we rest together?

  • Yes, he is a true Caballero; unfortunately, there are not many officers like him in the Mexican army.

  • And you think yourself still in a position to answer for the discretion of this caballero?