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hobbledehoy

/hob-uhl-dee-hoi/US // ˈhɒb əl diˌhɔɪ //UK // (ˌhɒbəldɪˈhɔɪ) //

蹒跚学步,蹒跚学步的人,蹒跚而行,蹒跚的脚步

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an awkward, ungainly youth.

Examples

  • And yet, what a scholars mate, too, to go and be shelved by such a mere hobbledehoy of a fellow as this young man Churchill!'

  • "Tas the way with them foweners," said the first hobbledehoy sagely.

  • A rude hobbledehoy of the St Malo peasant class opened the hut door and stared.

  • A half-wild-looking hobbledehoy boy of fifteen years also joined the group.

  • A ragged hobbledehoy stood on the Vanderbilt grounds at Biltmore, mouth open but silent, watching a gardener at work.