gallivant

大学

vi. 与异性闲荡, 闲逛

发音

UK /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/
US /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/
AU
US /ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/

词形变化

gallivanted gallivanting gallivants 三单 gallivants gallivanting 现在分词 gallivanted 过去式 gallivanted 过去分词

别名

galivant galavant gallavant

教材释义与例句

动词

闲逛；与异性闲荡

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To flirt, to romance.

    不及物 废旧

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'That you never go gallivanting with Chloe again. You both "don't mean anything", but suppose you did happen to get the girl discharged with a very dubious character? Should you see any alternative to behaving either as a fool or a knave to put it right?'

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

gad jazz around

上位词 10

roll cast range wander swan drift stray tramp roam vagabond

词源

1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.

来源：wiktionary