• n. 呆子；傻瓜；塘鵝；（在比賽或游戲中）成績最差的人

來自拉丁詞bulbus, 結(jié)巴，擬聲詞，詞源同barbarian. 鰹鳥義來自西班牙語，一種跑得很慢的鳥。

booby (n.)

1590s, from Spanish bobo "stupid person, slow bird" (used of various ungainly seabirds), probably from Latin balbus "stammering," from an imitative root (see barbarian).

Booby prize is by 1883: an object of little value given to the loser of a game; booby trap is 1850, originally a schoolboy prank; the more lethal sense developed during World War I.

At the end of every session the dominie had the satirical custom of presenting his tawse as a "booby-prize" to some idle or stupid lout whom he picked out as meriting this distinction so that next time they met he might start fresh and fair with new pair for a new set of classes. [Ascott R. Hope, "Dumps," "Young England" magazine, 1883]

1. They walked right into a booby-trap and got blown to smithereens.

他們正好踩上了餌雷，結(jié)果被炸得粉身碎骨。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.

他們在小路上挖深溝設(shè)餌雷。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Police were checking the area for booby traps.

警察在這個地區(qū)探測餌雷。

來自柯林斯例句

4. His booby-trapped car exploded.

他那輛被安有炸彈的汽車爆炸了。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Don't be such a booby!

不要那么傻！

來自《權(quán)威詞典》