limericks

limericks

美 [?l?m?r?k] 　英 ['l?m?r?k]

• n.(按 aabba 押韻的)五行打油詩

詞形變化

復數：limericks  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (按 aabba 押韻的)五行打油詩

英英解釋

n.	1. a humorous poem with five lines

例句

As for apes, they would hardly make headlines any more if they were found to be adept at composing limericks.

至于說猩猩，即便他們是寫五言絕句的好手，恐怕也難上報紙頭條了。

Some of the best fun is in making up your own limericks.

最有趣的是你自己填寫五行打油詩的時候。

lewd whisperings of a dirty old man; an indecent gesture; obscene telephone calls; salacious limericks.

下流老男人的淫穢耳語；下流的手勢；色情電話；猥褻的打油詩。

The reason limericks began being called limericks was that these often nonsensical poems became a kind of party game.

它之所以被稱作這個名字是因為，這些通常沒什么意義的詩歌成了一種聚會上的游戲。

The notes, written on yellow foolscap, contain an assortment of limericks and anecdotes, drifting into seeming nonsense.

這些寫在黃色大頁紙上的筆記，有打油詩也有趣聞軼事，表面上看來很荒謬。

She wrote serious poetry, but also loved composing limericks.

她寫嚴肅題材的詩歌，但也喜歡創作打油詩。