• n. 洋娃娃；玩偶；無頭腦的美麗女人
• vt. 把…打扮得花枝招展
• n. (Doll)人名；(英)多爾(女子教名Dorothea和Dorothy的昵稱)；(西)多利

來自Dorothy的昵稱，用來指玩偶。比較Teddy Bear.

doll

doll: [16] Doll comes from the name Dorothy: the changing of r to l in personal names is a common English phenomenon of long standing, from Shakespeare’s Prince Hal (for Harry) to the currently familiar Del and Tel (for Derek and Terry). The word was originally applied to a man’s mistress (much like moll, which came from Mary), but in the 18th century it came to be applied to a ‘toy baby’. The pet form dolly dates from the 17th century.

doll (n.)

1550s, endearing name for a female pet or a mistress; originally a familiar form of fem. proper name Dorothy (q.v.). The -l- for -r- substitution in nicknames is common in English: compare Hal for Harold, Moll for Mary, Sally for Sarah, etc. Attested from 1640s as colloquial for "slattern;" sense of "child's toy baby" is c. 1700. Transferred back to living beings 1778 in sense of "pretty, silly woman."

doll (v.)

1867, "to pet, indulge," from doll (n.). Usually with up. Meaning "to dress up" is from 1906, American English. Related: Dolled; dolling.

1. The doll-like figures in these stories are unlike anybody, let alone oneself.

這些故事中的玩偶形象跟誰都不像，更不用說像自己了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.

“是的，媽媽。”謝里爾一邊慢慢地收起布娃娃一邊回答。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It's a vinyl doll with movable arms and legs.

這是一個四肢可以活動的乙烯基塑料玩具娃娃。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We used to doll ourselves up and go into town.

我們那時常常打扮得漂漂亮亮然后進城去。

來自柯林斯例句

5. a doll with a movable head

頭可活動的洋娃娃

來自《權威詞典》