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manger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++man·ger /ˈmeɪndʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  TBa long open container that horses, cattle etc eat from 〔马、牛等的〕食槽
Examples from the Corpus
mangerJoseph and Mary with their newborn son lying in a manger.The Virgin's shawl is of a distinctly baroque blue and the manger itself is full of plump Midwestern wheat stalks.The situation Imagine that you are the manger with three supervisors reporting to you.They met the gang of shepherds going west and all went in together and knelt down at the manger.When I examined the manger where the feed had been put, I found oats and bran.People thronged to the midnight service, as if the manger were the last way station on earth.Arthur as a baby, asleep in the manger straw.Your manger had a hunch that you were the culprit, so she winged you.
Origin manger (1300-1400) Old French maingeure, from mangier to eat
man·ger nounChineseSyllable
a long open etc cattle that container horses, Corpus


manger
manger /ˈmeɪndʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: maingeure, from mangier 'to eat'
a long open container that horses, cattle etc eat from


man·gerBrE /ˈmeɪndʒə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmeɪndʒər/ 🔊 nouna long open box that horses and cows can eat from 马槽;牛槽;饲料槽a ˌdog in the ˈmangera person who stops other people from enjoying what he or she cannot use or does not want 占马槽的狗