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词汇 Voortrekker
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Definition of Voortrekker in English:

Voortrekker

noun ˈfʊəˌtrɛkəˈfo͝orˌtrekər
South African
  • 1historical A member of one of the groups of Dutch-speaking people who migrated by wagon from the Cape Colony into the interior from 1836 onwards, in order to live beyond the borders of British rule.

    〈南非,史〉移民先驱(1836年后为逃避英国统治坐着牛车远离开普殖民地向内地大迁移的操荷兰语者)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A tapestry borrowed from the Voortrekker monument provides a woman's perspective of the daily deprivations and sufferings of the pioneer journey to the north.
    • The South Hall houses animal-drawn vehicles, including Voortrekker wagons and some ox-wagons.
    • The Voortrekkers helped to give South Africa its distinctive character.
    • On the 15th December 1838, 500 Voortrekkers formed their 64 wagons into a laager close to the bank of the Ncone River.
    • The Voortrekkers had headed north away from the Cape Colony to escape British control.
  • 2A member of an Afrikaner youth movement similar to the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.

    南非白人童子军

Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch voor 'fore' + trekken 'to travel'.

Definition of Voortrekker in US English:

Voortrekker

nounˈfo͝orˌtrekər
South African historical
  • A member of one of the groups of Dutch-speaking people who migrated by wagon from the Cape Colony into the interior from 1836 onward, in order to live beyond the borders of British rule.

    〈南非,史〉移民先驱(1836年后为逃避英国统治坐着牛车远离开普殖民地向内地大迁移的操荷兰语者)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Voortrekkers helped to give South Africa its distinctive character.
    • The Voortrekkers had headed north away from the Cape Colony to escape British control.
    • On the 15th December 1838, 500 Voortrekkers formed their 64 wagons into a laager close to the bank of the Ncone River.
    • The South Hall houses animal-drawn vehicles, including Voortrekker wagons and some ox-wagons.
    • A tapestry borrowed from the Voortrekker monument provides a woman's perspective of the daily deprivations and sufferings of the pioneer journey to the north.

Origin

Afrikaans, from Dutch voor ‘fore’ + trekken ‘to travel’.

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