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Viking

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Vi·king /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ noun [countable]  SAa member of the group of Scandinavian people who sailed in ships to attack areas along the coasts of northern and western Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries 北欧海盗,维京人〔811世纪驾船劫掠北欧和西欧海岸的斯堪的纳维亚人〕
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VikingThe Romans and Vikings used them first as routes into the country for conquest and later for trade.Two previous Viking landing sites, and now the Pathfinder site at Ares Vallis, all seem to have the same soil.David Palmer scored two first-half touchdowns for the Vikings, on an eight-yard run and a seven-yard catch.Before this season, the Vikings had gained a reputation of collapsing against inferior opponents.She'd never have suspected the Viking of possessing culinary skills.The things the Vikings had done in Raynes Park were, let's face it, unspeakable.The Vikings themselves are represented as small characters which have an amusing range of animations to denote their current state.
Origin Viking (1800-1900) Old Norse vikingr, perhaps from vik bay, inlet or from Old English wic camp
Vi·king nounChineseSyllable
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Viking
Viking /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Old Norse
 Origin: vikingr, perhaps from vik 'bay, inlet' or from Old English wic 'camp'
a member of the group of Scandinavian people who sailed in ships to attack areas along the coasts of northern and western Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries


Vi·kingBrE /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ 🔊 nouna member of a race of Scandinavian people who attacked and sometimes settled in parts of NW Europe, including Britain, in the 8th to the 11th centuries 维京人,北欧海盗(斯堪的纳维亚部落成员,8–11 世纪时劫掠英国等西北欧部分地区,有时在当地定居)