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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. 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.