donkey
n
(pl ~s)
1 animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears 驴.
2 stupid or stubborn person 愚蠢或固执的人
He's an absolute donkey. 他是个十足的蠢驴.
3 (idm 习语) `donkey's years (Brit infml 口) a very long time 很长的时间; 很久; 猴年马月
It's donkey's years since we've seen each other. 我们有年头儿没见面了.
The new motorway won't be ready for donkey's years. 要修好新高速公路, 那得等到猴年马月了. talk the hind legs off a donkey => talk2.
Yes, I sure am. I got up late and went without breakfast. Right now I could eat an ox.
是的,我真的饿了。我早晨起床迟了,没吃早饭。现在我可以吃下一头牛。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189