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coons

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noun

黑鬼，黑皮猴子。

(racial slur) A black person.

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noun

浣熊，貉。

Examples :

"Several coons rummaged through our trash cans last night, scattering garbage everywhere. "

昨晚有几只浣熊在我们家的垃圾桶里翻来翻去，把垃圾弄得满地都是。

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noun

库恩歌舞团成员，开普敦新年歌舞团成员

A member of a colourfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations.

Examples :

"During the New Year's parade in Cape Town, we watched the coons dance through the streets in their bright costumes and painted faces. "

在开普敦的新年游行中，我们观看了库恩歌舞团的成员身穿鲜艳的服装，脸上涂着彩绘，在街道上欢快地跳舞。

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noun

乡巴佬，乡下佬。

A coonass; a white Acadian French person who lives in the swamps.

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noun

狡猾的家伙，奸诈之徒

Examples :

"He's a clever coons when it comes to negotiating a good deal. "

在谈判交易方面，他是个狡猾的家伙。

person character

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noun

黑鬼丑角，迎合白人的黑人。

A black person who "plays the coon"; that is, who plays the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.

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verb

猎浣熊, 捕猎浣熊.

To hunt raccoons.

Examples :

"Every fall, my grandfather goes out to the woods to coons with his dogs. "

每年秋天，我爷爷都会带着他的狗去树林里猎浣熊。

animal sport nature

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verb

爬行，匍匐前进。

To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.

Examples :

"The construction worker cautiously cooned along the narrow scaffolding, gripping the wall tightly for support. "

建筑工人小心地沿着狭窄的脚手架爬行，紧紧抓住墙壁以保持平衡。

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verb

骑跨过，胯越。

To crawl while straddling, especially in crossing a creek.

Examples :

"Carefully, the hiker cooned across the narrow, slippery log spanning the creek. "

小心翼翼地，那个徒步旅行者骑跨着，胯越过那根横跨小溪的又窄又滑的圆木。

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verb

摸鱼，手探捕鱼

(Georgia (US)) To fish by noodling, by feeling for large fish in underwater holes.

Examples :

""Back home in Georgia, my grandpa used to coons for catfish in the river, reaching into the muddy banks to feel around." "

在佐治亚老家，我爷爷过去常常在河里摸鱼抓鲶鱼，把手伸进泥泞的河岸里摸索。

fish action sport

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verb

丑化黑人，扮黑脸。

(of an African American) To play the dated stereotype of a black fool for an audience, particularly including Caucasians.

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verb

偷窃，盗取。

Examples :

"I'm afraid someone coons my wallet during the school picnic. "

我担心学校野餐的时候有人偷我的钱包。

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