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dodo

noun
🔊/ˈdəʊdəʊ/
🔊/ˈdəʊdəʊ/
(plural dodos)
Idioms
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  1. a large bird that could not fly and that is now extinct渡渡鸟（不能飞行，现已灭绝） (= no longer exists)
  2. (North American English) a stupid person笨人；蠢人
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Portuguese doudo ‘simpleton’ (because the bird had no fear of man and was easily killed).
Idioms
(as) dead as a/the dodo
  1. (British English, informal) completely dead; no longer interesting or relevant完全过时；不再引人注目；失效
    • In the second half both teams made substitutions to try and liven things up, but the game was as dead as a dodo.在下半场，两支球队都进行了换人尝试以使比赛更加活跃，但这场比赛就像渡渡鸟一样死了。
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