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roue

/roo-ey, roo-ey/US // ruˈeɪ, ˈru eɪ //UK // (ˈruːeɪ) //

胭脂,胭脂虫,胭脂水粉,胭脂红

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dissolute and licentious man; rake.

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Examples

  • “Le Dieu gaulois du Soleil et le symbolisme de la roue,” Paris, 1886.

  • A shameless old roue makes love to you, and he writes you a stack of silly letters.

  • When with the gambler, or the roue, he was equally at home—a debauchee, or a handler of cards.

  • "Boys," he exclaimed, "'tis a hind wheel" (une roue de derrire—the slang word for a silver dollar).

  • Where the Grande Roue turns, on the ground now bright with flower-beds and grassy lawns, duels were fought erewhile.