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An adult male deer, especially one with large . In British English, a "stag party" or "stag night" is a celebration for a man before his wedding, with only his male friends (Americans call this a "bachelor party"). "Going stag" means going to an event alone, without a date.
(成年公)鹿;(英式)新郎的婚前單身派對;獨自赴約
原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
stagnoun/stæɡ/
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An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
- The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park.
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A young horse (colt or filly).
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A male turkey: a turkeycock.
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obsoleteA romping girl; a tomboy.
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An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
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businessfinanceAn outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
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businessfinanceOne who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
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An unmarried man; a bachelor; a man not accompanying a woman at a social event.
- a stag dance; a stag party; a stag bar
另外 6 個記錄的用法
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A social event for men held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom; sometimes a fundraiser.
- The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.
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A man who allows his wife to have sex with other men.
- The stag gets a thrill from watching his vixen have sex with another man.
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slangAn informer.
- We had two disturbers of the harmony of the ship; I mean two stags or informers, one named Robert Wilson, the other John Hewit, from the north of Ireland.
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slanggovernmentmilitarypoliticsGuard duty.
- Between shifts on stag or manning the radio, we grabbed a few hours sleep.
- Three days were spent on standby or patrols and a fourth day on guard, with at least eight hours on stag.
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A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).
- Members of the genus Pasimachus […] can be confused with stag beetles […] but stags have elbowed antennae.
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The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
stagverb/stæɡ/
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To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
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To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
stagadv/stæɡ/
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Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
- My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。