Douglas是什么意思

Douglas

['d?ɡl?s]

Douglas: family name (late 12c.), later masc. personal name, from Gaelic Dubh glas "the dark water," name of a place in Lanarkshire. As a given name, in the top 40 for boys born in U.S. from 1942 to 1971. Douglas fir named for David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who first recorded it in Pacific Northwest, 1825. Douglas scheme, Douglas plan, Douglassite, etc. refer to "social credit" economic model put forth by British engineer Maj. Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879-1952).

1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.: 道格拉斯29歲，是個技術不錯的拳擊手，在以前的比賽中發(fā)揮不太穩(wěn)定。

2. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.: 昨晚他被單獨監(jiān)禁在道格拉斯的監(jiān)獄里。

3. If Douglas came down hard enough on him, Dale would rebel.: 如果道格拉斯對戴爾太過嚴厲，他就會反抗。

4. The hero, Danny, bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas.: 主人公丹尼與柯克·道格拉斯出奇地相像。

5. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.: 道格拉斯把電話打進凱瑟琳的辦公室，可是她不接。