donkey
n
(pl ~s)
1 animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears 驴.
2 stupid or stubborn person 愚蠢或固执的人
He's an absolute donkey. 他是个十足的蠢驴.
3 (idm 习语) `donkey's years (Brit infml 口) a very long time 很长的时间; 很久; 猴年马月
It's donkey's years since we've seen each other. 我们有年头儿没见面了.
The new motorway won't be ready for donkey's years. 要修好新高速公路, 那得等到猴年马月了. talk the hind legs off a donkey => talk2.
It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. Do you see it, over there?
好象有一条很粗的废水管从镇上通到海里。您看见了吗?在那边?
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.