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gorilla

B1 noun

gorilla /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ nghĩa là khỉ đột, đại tinh tinh

Các nghĩa

  1. khỉ đột · đại tinh tinh

    An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.

    Koko is a female gorilla.

    Koko is not an ordinary gorilla.

    The gorilla was one year old at the time.

  2. tên côn đồ, kẻ du côn

    A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

    "I'll do the old gorilla the justice to say that he is open-handed with money."

    I remember being crushed by gorillas on the rugby field[.]

  3. ông trùm, tổ chức hùng mạnh

    A powerful person or organization; a heavyweight or behemoth.

    informal

    The two industry gorillas — IBM and AT&T — will get together to decide who will provide different communications services, Biddle stated.

  4. một nghìn bảng Anh hoặc đô la

    1000 pounds sterling or dollar.

    australia · uk · slang

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