coot
[ku:t]
n. 白顶(鸟), 笨, 傻瓜

1. Jackson worked so hard in his life that he turned out bald as a coot before the age of45.
   逊勤奋，45岁头已掉。
2. Poor man, he is only twenty years old, but owing to illness he is as bald as a coot.
   怜，２０岁，病，头顶已秃秃。
3. Our son came back from the barber's shop as bald as coot.
   店回，头剃。

coot
[ noun ]
slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
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Coot \Coot\ (k[=oo]t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short,
bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf. {Cut}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus {Fulica}.
The common European or bald coot is {Fulica atra} (see
under {bald}); the American is {Fulica Americana}.
(b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the
species of ({[OE]demia} are called coots. See
{Scoter}. ``As simple as a coot.'' --Halliwell.

2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]