urchin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ur·chin /ˈɜːtʃɪn $ ˈɜːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashionedSSCCHILD a poor dirty untidy child 贫穷肮脏的小孩 → sea urchin
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urchin• An elf and an urchin, she had seen Holly.• Thousands of fertilized sea urchin eggs, starfish and blue clams returned to Earth with the astronauts.• Water-living animals, such as fish, molluscs, sea urchins and corals, are much more promising candidates for preservation.• I know there are sharks and moray eels and barracuda and spiny sea urchins.• In either case, the sea urchins could lose a major source of food.• She would even bring street urchins into the presidential palace to bathe them and treat their scabies and give them a meal.• The ball flew towards the travellers, and one of the street urchins collided with the Doctor.Origin urchin (1500-1600) urchin “hedgehog” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old French herichon, from Latin ericiusur·chin nounChineseSyllable
child dirty untidy a poor Corpus
urchin
ur‧chin /ˈɜːtʃən, ˈɜːtʃɪn $ ˈɜːr-/
noun [countable]
⇨ sea urchin
ur‧chin /ˈɜːtʃən, ˈɜːtʃɪn $ ˈɜːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: urchin 'hedgehog' (13-20 centuries), from Old French herichon, from Latin ericius
old-fashioned a poor dirty untidy childOrigin: urchin 'hedgehog' (13-20 centuries), from Old French herichon, from Latin ericius
⇨ sea urchin