varmint
英 ['vɑːmɪnt]
美['vɑrmɪnt]
- n. 流氓；恶棍；淘气鬼；可耻的人
中文词源
varmint 害兽
来自vermin变体，词源同worm,引申词义害兽。
英英释意
- 1. an irritating or obnoxious person
- 2. any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote
英文词源
- varmint (n.)
- 1530s, varment; the chiefly American English dialectal form varmint is attested from 1829; variant of vermin. Meaning "objectionable or troublesome person" is recorded from 1773.
实用场景例句
- Turn me loose, you varmint and get out of here!
- 放开我, 你这个无赖,快点出去!
期刊摘选
- You little varmint , varment!
- 你这小淘气鬼!
期刊摘选
- To a varmint hunter, an air rifle is a tool for he job of bagging game.
- 对一个捕杀有害动物的猎人来说, 气枪是他干活的工具.
期刊摘选
- The cunning varmint would suspect something, and be dodging through the trees like a frightened deer.
- 这只狡猾的狐狸一定会起疑心, 会象一只受惊的鹿那样,逃进林子里去.
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