scamp
英 [skæmp]
美[skæmp]
- n. 流氓；（昵称）顽皮的家伙
- vt. 草率地做，对…草率行事
- vi. 为人吝啬；节俭
词态变化
复数: scamps;
中文词源
scamp 流氓，骗子，劫匪，淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼
可能缩写自 scamper,逃跑。引申词义流氓，劫匪，骗子，后由于骂小孩而词义略带褒义化。
英英释意
- 1. one who is playfully mischievous
英文词源
- scamp (n.)
- 1782, "highway robber," probably from dialectal verb scamp "to roam" (1753, perhaps from 16c.), shortened from scamper. Used affectionately in sense "rascal" since 1808.
- scamp (v.)
- "do in a hasty manner," 1837, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse skemma "to shorten, make shorter," from skammr "short; brief; lately"), or a blend of scant and skimp [Klein], or a back-formation from scamper. Related: Scamped; scamping.
实用场景例句
- Have some respect for me, you scamp!
- 对我尊重点，你这个小混蛋!
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...cheeky young scamps.
- 厚脸皮的小淘气鬼
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't pamperdamp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
- 要宠潮湿恶棍流浪汉营地下坡道灯.
期刊摘选
- Maybe we did misjudge the scamp about not being a soldier.
- 也许我们不相信他当过兵是把这个流氓估计错了.
飘（部分）
- Don't pamper scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
- 不要纵容那些浑身湿漉漉的流氓在斜坡的路灯下践踏露营地.
期刊摘选
- Don't scamp your work because you are pressed for time.
- 引擎并不是因为燃料耗尽而停止运转.
期刊摘选
- Longing for freedom Scamp ventures far from home and meets a lovely , reluctant stray named Angel.
- 斯卡特一向渴望自由生活,故此决定远走高飞,离开家园!
期刊摘选
- Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
- 不要纵容那些斜坡的街灯下露营的湿著身子的流浪街童.
期刊摘选
- That little scamp Jimmy has hidden my slippers again!
- 这个调皮的小吉米又把我的拖鞋藏起来了!
期刊摘选
- Don't scamp work because pressed for time.
- 我没有和她一起出国是因为费用太高.
期刊摘选
- You must n't ever let that scamp come into your house again!
- 你可决不能让这个流氓再到你们家来了!
期刊摘选
- A scamp put the arm on him last night when he was on his way home.
- 昨晚在回家的路上,他遭到流氓的抢劫.
《简明英汉词典》
- Have some respect for me, you scamp!
- 对我尊重点，你这个小混蛋!
柯林斯例句