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词汇 oz
释义

oz1

abbreviationɒz
  • Ounce(s).

    同OUNCE 或ounces

Origin

From Italian onza 'ounce'.

Oz2

adjective ɒz
Australian, NZ informal
  • Australian.

    Oz hospitality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do you have to be an Oz citizen to buy property?
    • She has an Oz passport, but if you spoke to her you'd think she came from Yorkshire, where she grew up.
noun ɒz
Australian, NZ informal
  • 1Australia.

    he spent the last few years in Oz
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oh wow, out of my way, Rachael, I'm heading to Oz right this very second.
    • Indeed, our cobbers over in Oz even went so far recently as to pass some anti-spam legislation.
    • He's being hyped as the next superstar from Oz, following footsteps of Mel and Russell).
    • But now she is heading back to Oz and we met up for one last lunch to say our goodbyes.
    • Like all the interviews in Oz (I think the radio is very good out here) we had a lot of fun.
    • Oh, and it was good to get a letter from a friend in Oz today.
    • On the other hand, friends who went to live in Oz would tell me I should never visit.
    • At first we seem to be in familiar terrain, both emotionally and geographically, since this story of a fractured marriage has been shifted from Oz to England.
    • There's a heap of photos to post that may serve as proof that I'm not in Oz.
    • I'm not sure this particular blog will survive the return to Oz; it depends very much what I end up doing.
    • He's just returned from Oz, where he spent the last 6 months heading up our branch in Perth.
    • I travelled to Oz 17 yrs ago with two other Americans.
    • And Warne has the added problem of a personal crisis to deal with, his wife reportedly on the plane back to Oz, their marriage on the rocks.
    • General Motors Holden is celebrating 25 years of Commodore in Oz with the release of a special limited edition version of Australia's biggest selling car.
    1. 1.1 A person from Australia.
      it was enough to make a red-blooded Oz choke on his meat pie
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Being an Oz at least means you are speaking from experience.
      • Unlike most places in the world, learn to sail packages from sailing schools are available in Oz all year round!
      • I just had an email from my cousin suggesting the rules for buying property in Oz might have changed.

Origin

1940s: representing a pronunciation of an abbreviation of Australia.

Rhymes

because, Boz, cos, Ros, Roz, schnozz, was
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