limerick
['lɪmərɪk]
n.
五行打油诗(一种通俗幽默短诗,有五行组成,韵式为aabba);
例句:
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It was a penalty-riddled start to proceedings in Limerick.
来自BBC
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He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.
他富于想象方,只几分钟就能写出一首五行打油诗.
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Or God will toss off a limerick for your pleasure.
或者上帝为了使你高兴而抛出一首五行打油诗.
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Will someone please help me fill in the blanks in my limerick?
有谁愿意帮我填五行打油诗?
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The rather feeble drolleries of the early limerick books.
来自H. Carpenter
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I tried it myself, searching for the first part of a limerick: There was a young man from Darjeeling who got on a bus.
来自BBC