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emu

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e·mu /ˈiːmjuː/ noun (plural emus or emu) [countable]  emu.jpg HBBa large Australian bird that can run very fast but cannot fly 鸸鹋〔产于澳大利亚的一种鸟,跑得很快却不会飞〕
Examples from the Corpus
emuIt is delightful to imagine Gould being invited in among the thatched huts to watch the famous emu dance.So let me emus go loose.Let me emus go loose, Lou.You can get a pair of emus these days for as little as $ 500.Other hatchings of interest were two straw-necked ibis, three scarlet ibis, three rhea and three emu.
nEMU /ˌiː em ˈjuː, ˈiːmjuː/  n(Economic and Monetary Union) a single economic system and a single currency (=type of money) for all the members of the eu. Since the late 1990's, many EU countries, including France and Germany, have introduced a single currency, the Euro. There is often discussion in the UK about whether the UK should join the system or keep its own currency, the pound. MaastrichtFrom Longman Business DictionaryEMUEMU /ˈiːmjuː/ noun [uncountable]FINANCECOMMERCEBANKING European Monetary Union or Economic and Monetary Union; the use by many EUROPEAN UNION countries of the same currency, the EURO, starting in 1999 for payments between banks and companies and in 2002 for the general public, when coins and BANKNOTEs were made availableOrigin emu (1600-1700) Portuguese ema
e·mu nounEMULDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
that bird Business very Corpus can large fast Australian a run


emu
emu /ˈiːmjuː/ noun (plural emus or emu) [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Portuguese
 Origin: ema

a large Australian bird that can run very fast but cannot fly


EMU
EMU /ˌiː em ˈjuː, ˈiːmjuː/ abbreviation for
Economic and Monetary Union; a single economic system and a single currency (=type of money) for all the members of the EU. Since the late 1990's, many EU countries, including France and Germany, have introduced a single currency, the Euro. There is a lot of discussion in the UK about whether the UK should join the system or keep its own currency, the pound. ⇨ Maastricht


EMUBrE /ˌiː em ˈjuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌiː em ˈjuː/ 🔊 abbreviationEconomic and Monetary Union (of the European Union) (欧盟)经济和货币联盟


emuBrE /ˈiːmjuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːmjuː/ 🔊 nouna large Australian bird that can run fast but cannot fly 鸸鹋(澳洲大型鸟,善跑但不会飞)