gypsy

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n. 吉卜赛人, 吉卜赛语 a. 象吉卜赛人的 vi. 流浪

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/

词形变化

gypsies 复数 gypsies gypsied gypsies 三单 gypsying gypsying 现在分词 gypsied 过去式 gypsied 过去分词

别名

gipsie gipsy gipsey gypsey gypsie gyptian

教材释义与例句

名词

吉卜赛人;吉卜赛语;像吉布赛的人;歌舞剧中的歌舞队员

动词

流浪

形容词

象吉卜赛人的;吉卜赛人的;无照的

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).

    冒犯
  2. 2.

    An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

    吉普赛人

    非正式
  3. 3.

    A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)

    冒犯
  4. 4.

    A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.

    艺术
  5. 5.

    A person with a dark complexion.

    过时
  6. 6.

    A sly, roguish woman.

    过时
  7. 7.

    A fortune teller.

    非正式 过时
  8. 8.

    A whitewashed South Asian.

    冒犯
v.
  1. 1.

    To roam around the country like a gypsy.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Rom, Dom or Lom people.

  2. 2.

    Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.

    冒犯

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.

来源:wiktionary