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单词 hick
释义
hick
noun[C]
USinformaldisapproving
uk
/hɪk/us
/hɪk/
apersonfrom thecountrysidewho isconsideredto bestupidand withoutexperience:
乡巴佬，土包子
a hicktown(= asmalltownwhich is alongway from acity)偏僻的小镇
Synonyms
bumpkininformaldisapproving
yokelusuallyhumorous
Compare
yahoonouninformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Towns & regions: the countryside
  • backcountry
  • beauty spot
  • bucolic
  • countrified
  • country
  • countryside
  • countrywoman
  • cross-country
  • hillbilly
  • hinterland
  • land
  • non-urban
  • out-of-town
  • redneck
  • rustic
  • rusticity
  • stick
  • the backwoods
  • the boondocks
  • wild
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(Definition ofhickfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hick| American Dictionary

hick
noun[C]
disapproving
us
/hɪk/
apersonfrom aruralareawho has littleknowledgeofcultureandcitylife
A hicktownis aruraltownwith fewattractions.
(Definition ofhickfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhick

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This microhabitat was abundant in the 5-y-old logged forest with its abundance of logs and thickunderstorey regrowth.
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Hickseems to underestimate the power of free will here.
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Hicksays that when all suffering is attributable to the activity of a just providence, no room is left for genuine human compassion.
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Hick's theory entails both metaphysical and moral perfection.
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Hickargues that determinism, even in the guise of an explicit ' compatibilism ', incorporates an implicit self-contradiction.
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Hickdoesn't define what is meant by a formal property, as opposed to a substantial property.
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Hickrejects this and allied objections to his formulation.
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Hickappeals to a series of familiar arguments that one might find in an introductory philosophy of mind textbook.
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Hick's theological proposal turns on a transformation of the ideal theoretical perspective into an independent and partial point of view.
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Hick's answer is that he does not know.
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Hick's practice is better than his theory, in that generally he does not stick to his unreasonable rules.
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Hickallows only for a later purification in other worlds in other ' spaces ', but not for previous lives in this world.
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Hickhere simply seems to be begging the question.
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Hickleaves it as something of a mystery.
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Hickmainly accumulates arguments from history in order to strengthen his point.
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