| 词汇 | doddle |
| 释义 | doddle 1. noun an objective acheived with ease; in sport, an easy win or a simple victory. Probably from 'dawdle' or 'toddle', implying a 'walk-over', which is consistent with its earliest use in racing circles, but possibly from Scottish 'doddle', a lump of homemade toffee (hence something desirable and easily acquired). It is recorded with the meaning 'money very easily obtained' in Scotland in 1934 UK, 1937 2. verb to achieve; to win something very easily UK, 1963 (redirected from doddle) a doddleThat which is very easy or effortless to do or accomplish. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I found maths to be a complete doddle in secondary school, so I was taken aback by how hard it was for me in university. We expected this match to be a doddle, but the Australian team proved to be a tougher opponent than we'd anticipated. (it’s) a ˈdoddle(British English, informal) used to refer to a task or an activity that is very easy: The first year of the course was an absolute doddle. |
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