penguin

Các nghĩa

1. chim cánh cụt · chim cụt cánh

   Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.

   This baby penguin is too cute!

   A penguin is a bird that cannot fly.

   I'm feeling like a penguin in bondage.

2. nữ tu

   A nun.

   slang

3. kiểu bắt bóng úp lòng bàn tay xuôi theo chân

   A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.

4. lính không quân mặt đất

   A member of the air force who does not fly aircraft.

   uk · slang

   She may have been a “penguin”—an Air Force service member who didn't fly—but it sure beat being at home, as Brady had pointed out.

   This was to be my home for three months where ground officer cadets, referred to colloquially as ‘penguins’ were trained.

Dạng khác

• penguins plural