mule

US: /ˈmjuɫ/

UK: /mjˈuːl/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

mule /mju:l/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) con la
    • (nghĩa bóng) người cứng đầu cứng cổ, người ương bướng
      • as obstinate (stubborn) as a mule: cứng đầu cứng cổ, ương bướng
    • máy kéo sợi
    • (động vật học) thú lai; (thực vật học) cây lai
    • dép đế mỏng
    • nội động từ
      • (như) mewl

    Advanced English dictionary

    + noun
    1 an animal that has a horse and a DONKEY as parents, used especially for carrying loads: He's as stubborn as a mule.
    2 (slang) a person who is paid to take drugs illegally from one country to another: The authorities believe these men are important figures in the drug trade, not merely mules.
    3 a woman's SLIPPER (= a soft shoe for wearing indoors) that is open around the heel

    Collocation

    ADJ.

    pack

    QUANT.

    team

    VERB + MULE

    ride (on) | drive | saddle

    MULE + VERB

    bray | carry sth

    PREP.

    by ~
    They travelled across the mountains by mule.
    | on a/the ~
    a man on a mule


    Concise dictionary

    mulesmjuːl
    noun
    +hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
    +a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

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