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scarecrow

B2 verb

scarecrow /ˈskɛɚˌkɹoʊ/ nghĩa là làm cho cứng đơ như bù nhìn

Các nghĩa

  1. làm cho cứng đơ như bù nhìn

    To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).

    transitive

    [H]is small frame seeming scarecrowed in the over-large black coat.

    Because it was the end of the dry season, the trees were Seussian, their branches scarecrowing over lawns of brown grass.

    In the mirror on the opposite wall he can see gray half-moons hanging under his eyes, his hair scarecrowing in tufts and waves.

  2. dang tay như bù nhìn

    To splay (one's arms) away from the body, like the arms of a scarecrow.

    transitive

    He scarecrowed his arms. 'Disya belong to mi. Lang time mi wait fa dis. City nuh change.'

  3. dọa cho sợ như bù nhìn

    To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.

    transitive

    [T]hat old acquaintance, […] is neither lullabied with thy sweete Papp, nor ſcarre-crowed with thy ſower hatchet.

    Who is this ugly young man with large feet, scarecrowing the pretty birds from my crops?

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