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mangerUK:*/ˈmeɪndʒər/US:/ˈmeɪndʒɚ/ ,(mān′jər)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Australian:Jamaican: 主要翻译 manger n (animal's feeding trough)饲料槽All the sheep run for the manger as soon as I've filled it. manger n (Christmas: baby Jesus's crib)耶稣降生的马槽The manger is an important part of any nativity scene. 复合形式： dog in the manger n figurative (person: mean)自己不享用又不让别人享用的人；占着茅坑不拉屎的人You have lost interest in her but you won't let your brother ask her out, aren't you being a bit of a dog in the manger? dog-in-the-manger adj figurative (mean spirited)损人不利己的；占着茅坑不拉屎的备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |