waif
n. 流浪者, 流浪儿童; 无主物, 飘流物; 信号旗
【鱼儿简介】A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child. 无家可归者:一个无家可归的人,尤指一个被遗弃或无父母的孤儿
【记忆鱼钩】
1——趣味记忆
wai(外)+f(放),一个被外放的人是→流浪者→飘流物→信号旗
2——图片记忆
Waif
流浪儿童
Two young waifs steals a pair of boots. 两个年轻的流浪者偷一双长筒靴。
【鱼儿烹饪】
备鱼备料:
【词形变化】 复数:waifs
同义词: foundling n. 弃婴,弃儿 gamin n.[法]流浪儿, 顽童 stray n. 迷路者[家畜], 无家可归的人 vagabond n.流浪者, 游民, 浪子, 流氓, 懒汉 adj.流浪的, 漂泊的, 浪荡的, 流浪者的 ragamuffin n.衣服褴褛的人, 流浪儿童
【短语】 a poor little waif 贫穷的小流浪儿
waifs and strays 1.British English children or animals who do not have a home 2.零碎东西 3.出处不明的引语, 无从考查的谚语
waif look 细挑个儿 In recent popular culture, the term has been used to described an almost unhealthily thin person, usually a woman. The 'waif look' was first used to describe the 1960s model Twiggy, who had large round eyes and a very thin body.
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【例句与详解:】
A waif is begging on the street. 街上有一个流浪儿正在乞讨。
Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's. 不管你信不信,细挑个儿可是20世纪90年代最酷的。
They looked thin, waif-like and half starved. 他们瘦骨伶仃,像流浪儿似的饿得半死。
A woman who sports this emaciated,skeletal physique is called a waif, which is a thin person who appears fragile and needy. 瘦骨嶙峋的女人被称为细挑个儿,看上去弱不禁风。
She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home. 她喜欢猫,也经常会带一些流浪的猫到她的家里。
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