groundling
/ground-ling/US // ˈgraʊnd lɪŋ //UK // (ˈɡraʊndlɪŋ) //
穷人,穷人的孩子早当家,穷人的孩子有福了
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a plant or animal that lives on or close to the ground.
- : any of various fishes that live at the bottom of the water.
- : a spectator, reader, or other person of unsophisticated or uncultivated tastes; an uncritical or uncultured person.
- : a member of a theater audience who sits in one of the cheaper seats.
Examples
Nevertheless, the contempt inspired by the groundling served the Englishman in good stead at a critical moment.
Pumpkins are among the most imposing of all groundling growths.
Still, it is heart-rending to think I shall never rise above the sordid earth, always remain a mere groundling!
Instead of sporting aloft in airy skyward flights, I am now a miserable groundling.
To our sorry groundling minds the old pleasaunce may seem too rich and fantastic, too spectacular, too much idealised.
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