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lowboy

/loh-boi/US // ˈloʊˌbɔɪ //UK // (ˈləʊˌbɔɪ) //

小男孩,低头族,低调的男孩,矮子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    U.S. Furniture.

    • : a low chest of drawers on short legs, resembling the lower part of a highboy.

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Examples

  • Lowboy is lousy with secrets, a few of which never come entirely to the surface.

  • Will Heller, the titular Lowboy, is obsessed with temperature—his own, and that of the world around him.

  • White Owl was wide-awake with staring eyes, but the Firedogs were evidently napping and Lowboy was sound asleep.

  • "Hello," said Highboy, and at once Lowboy's eyes opened wide and both the Firedogs growled.

  • Lowboy's mouth began to droop at the corners; his eyes closed and round tears, like marbles, began to roll down his cheeks.

  • "It's no use making jokes for such an unappreciative audience," Lowboy grumbled.

  • Lowboy promised to be good, and Hortense brought out the cookies and divided them into four piles of thirteen each.