单词:waif
音标:[weif] ;
n. 无家可归者, 无主物, 飘流物, 流浪者, 信号旗
n. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
词型变化:名词复数形式 : waifs
词性分布:
waif的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词(n.)
- A waif is begging on the street.街上有一个流浪儿正在乞讨。
- He has been a waif for many years.他已经许多年无家可归了。
- 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。
经典引文
Those waifs and strays of the intelligentsia who had refused to participate in the war.
出自:C. E. M. JoadAll the poor waifs..without even shoes or a penny pie.
出自:B. DuffyA shy bony waif of 17 with the legs of an antelope.
出自:Sports Illustrated
【近义词】
- stray走失的家畜
- vagabond流浪汉
- gamin流浪儿
- soul灵魂
- urchin顽童
- orphan孤儿
- ragamuffin衣衫褴褛的人(尤指衣衫褴...
- foundling弃儿
- street child街头流浪儿
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