donkey

donkey, ass

这两个名词都表示“驴”之意。
donkey: 是普通常用词。
ass: 作此解的用法比较古老。

名词 donkey:

1. the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
2. domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
   同义词：domestic ass, Equus asinus

1. He gave the poor donkey a terrible lashing.
   他狠命地抽打那头可怜的驴。
2. He belaboured the donkey mercilessly.
   他恶狠狠地猛抽那头驴。
3. A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.
   骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种。
4. The bray of the donkey absorbed us.
   驴叫声吸引了我们。
5. He is as stubborn as a donkey.
   他像驴子一样倔强。