Indian

英 [ˈɪndiən]

美 [ˈɪndiən]

n. 印度人; (非因纽特人或米提人的)加拿大土著; 加拿大印第安人
adj. 印度的; 印第安人的

复数：indians　

BNC.15712 / COCA.1436

习惯用语

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

将多兵少；官多兵少
used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the work

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noun

ADJ 印度的;印度人的;印度文化的
Indianmeans belonging or relating to India, or to its people or culture.
1. ...the Indian government.
  印度政府
N-COUNT 印度人
AnIndianis an Indian citizen, or a person of Indian origin.
1. ...a study of Indians and Pakistanis living in Southall.
  对生活在绍索尔的印度人和巴基斯坦人的研究
N-COUNT 印第安人(现在通常称作Native Americans)
Indiansare the people who lived in North, South, or Central America before Europeans arrived, or people related to them. The usual name for them now isNative Americans.
1. The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
  南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。
See also:Anglo-Indian

These exquisitely ornate boxes and cabinets have been handmade and hand-painted by Indian craftspeople.
这些精美华丽的箱子和柜子都是印度工匠手工制作并彩绘的。
Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.
印度人的皮肤比美国人或意大利人的皮肤衰老得慢得多。
The programme is 90 minutes of dynamic Indian folk dance, live music and storytelling.
该节目为90分钟，其中有动感印度民间舞蹈、现场音乐表演和说书。
Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game
鲁多是由一种古印度竞赛游戏演变而来。
Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.
斯里兰卡人和他们的印度兄弟有共同的祖先。
The future quality of West Indian cricket looks promising
西印度群岛的板球运动看起来前景光明。
The South American Indians have been cooking and eating potatoes for well over two thousand years.
南美印第安人烹调食用土豆已有2000多年的历史了。
Their sole aim is to destabilize the Indian government.
他们唯一的目标就是要破坏印度政府的稳定。
He tensed as the big West Indian gripped his shoulder
那个大块头西印度群岛土著人抓住他的肩膀时，他浑身紧张起来。
There is enormous, acknowledged and untapped potential in the Indian stock markets.
印度的股票市场蕴含着巨大的、公认的、尚未挖掘出来的潜力。