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cretin

/kreet-n or, especially British, kret-n/US // ˈkrit n or, especially British, ˈkrɛt n //UK // (ˈkrɛtɪn) //

蠢货,傻子,傻帽儿,傻帽

Related Words

fool傻瓜,傻子,笨蛋,愚弄idiot白痴,笨蛋,傻子,傻瓜imbecile蠢人,蠢货,弱智者,弱智的人loser失败者,败者,输家,败者为王moron白痴,蠢货,白目,白癡creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person with cretinism.
    • : Informal. a very stupid or contemptible person.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounobnoxious stupid person
Synonyms
creep爬行,蠕变,攀登,匍匐前进fool傻瓜,傻子,笨蛋,愚弄idiot白痴,笨蛋,傻子,傻瓜imbecile蠢人,蠢货,弱智者,弱智的人loser失败者,败者,输家,败者为王moron白痴,蠢货,白目,白癡

Examples

  • Another author mentions a cretin who could tell exactly the birthdays and death-days of the inhabitants of his town for a decade.

  • The poetical whim of Cretin, a French poet, brought into fashion punning or equivocal rhymes.

  • The cretin, whose eyes caught a glimpse of the cake, laughed, and began to try to reach out her hand to take it.

  • The cretin was the one variety of the human species with which the commandant had not yet come in contact.

  • Benassis himself, after a close scrutiny of the dull eyes and corpse-like face, gently took the cretin's hand and felt his pulse.

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