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papillon

/pap-uh-lon; French pa-pee-yawn/US // ˈpæp əˌlɒn; French pa piˈyɔ̃ //UK // (ˈpæpɪˌlɒn) //

巴比伦,帕皮龙,巴比龙,帕皮隆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pap·il·lons [-lonz; French pa-pee-yawn]. /-ˌlɒnz; French pa piˈyɔ̃/.

    • : one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.

Examples

  • Mary de Medici, her portrait mistaken by Papillon and Fournier for a specimen of her own engraving on wood, 461.

  • There is also an edition by W. Papillon in English blank verse .

  • Such a letter helps us to realise the loss suffered by France from the exile of men like Papillon.

  • Yellow Dog Papillon, having come to stay, was sitting up, as if he never under any circumstances passed his time in another way.

  • She saw Papillon, who was sitting up, looking at her with a world of sympathy in the cock of his ear.