limericks
英 [ˈlɪmərɪks]
美 [ˈlɪmərɪks]
n. 五行打油诗(幽默短诗，起始两长句押韵，中间两短句押韵，最后一长句与开头两句押韵)
limerick的复数
柯林斯词典
- 五行打油诗
A limerick is a humorous poem which has five lines.
双语例句
- She wrote serious poetry, but also loved composing limericks.
她写严肃题材的诗歌，但也喜欢创作打油诗。 - Some of the best fun is in making up your own limericks.
最有趣的是你自己填写五行打油诗的时候。 - As for apes, they would hardly make headlines any more if they were found to be adept at composing limericks.
至于说猩猩，即便他们是写五言绝句的好手，恐怕也难上报纸头条了。 - Then look in the library or on the Internet to find more limericks.
然后到图书馆或上网查找更多的打油诗。 - His study of the collocations in limericks of Edward Lear and lyrics of Swinburne is one of his practices of his insistence on studying restricted language.
他对Lear的打油诗和Swinburne的抒情诗的搭配分析实践了他关于研究限制性语言的一贯主张。