knockabout

a. 乱打的, 喧嚣的, 放荡性的 n. 喧闹的争论(或吵架), 单桅帆船

发音

UK /ˈnɒk.əˌbaʊt/
US /ˈnɑk.əˌbaʊt/

词形变化

knockabouts 复数 knockabouts

别名

knock-about

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Clothing suitable for rough use.

  2. 2.

    A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.

  3. 3.

    A person living in rough, violent conditions.

  4. 4.

    A tumbler.

    艺术 体育
  5. 5.

    A slapstick comedian or comedy.

  6. 6.

    A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area.

    航海 交通

    We sailed our knockabout around Cape Cod.

  7. 7.

    An act of playing a sport casually or informally.

    非正式 体育

    The kids had a knockabout with a football in the backyard.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Boisterous

  2. 2.

    Suitable for rough use.

    I have a knockabout cello for non-concert gigs.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sloop
形容词

同义词 1

boisterous

近义相关 2

rugged spirited

词源

Deverbal from knock about.

来源：wiktionary