caveman

英 [ˈkeɪvmæn]

美 [ˈkeɪvmæn]

n.  (数千年前的)穴居人; 野蛮的人; 粗野的人

复数：cavemen　

BNC.24758 / COCA.22052

牛津词典

noun

• （数千年前的）穴居人
  a person who lived in a cave thousands of years ago
• 野蛮的人；粗野的人
  a man who behaves in an aggressive way

柯林斯词典

• (史前时代的)穴居人
  Cavemenwere people in prehistoric times who lived mainly in caves.

英英释义

noun

• someone who lives in a cave
  Synonym:cave mancave dwellertroglodyte

双语例句

• Morgan: You know, people have been wondering about how the universe began probably since the caveman, right.
  摩根：人们可能从穴居起就开始猜测宇宙是怎么开始的。
• The bones of caveman were discovered in this very cave.
  原始穴居人的骨头就是在这个山洞里发现的。
• Pre-History: The caveman tied cords made of braided grass around his chosen mate's wrists, ankles, and waist, to bring her spirit under his control.
  史前时期：洞穴人用草编织成绳索系在对方的手腕，脚踝和腰间，意味着在他的掌控下给她带来勇气。
• You are my girlfriend.-now he is a caveman.
  你是我的女朋友现在他是个原始人。
• The only way boxing can be discussed is in the context of a caveman's sport.
  拳击只能在原始人的运动这个意义上加以讨论。
• Sporting his unkempt look, the former England skipper appeared more caveman than the21st Century gent famed for his dalliances with waxing and sarongs.
  水利翻译看他现在的造型更像是山顶洞人，很难想象这就是21世纪因绅士风度而得名的那个前英格兰队队长。
• The caveman wondered out, looked up and saw those dots of lights, and he has no clue.
  穴居人走到了野外，抬头看天，看到星星点点的光，茫然一片，毫无头绪。
• People often ask this question, sometimes comparing our lifes with that of the caveman, who didn't have to worry about the stock market or the atomic bomb.
  人们经常问这个问题，有时把我们自己的生活与穴居的原始人比较，那些人无须担心股市或原子弹。
• So I hand-keyed the information in, like a technophilic caveman, and waited for a verification code to arrive as a text message.
  于是，我不得不原始地手动输入信息，等着接受验证码短信。
• In other words, the term "caveman" is a bit misleading, since our stone age ancestors did not set up permanent homes in caves.
  换句话说，“山洞人”这一说法有一点误导人们。因为我们石器时代的祖先并没有在洞穴建立永久的住所。