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
- : 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.
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