waif
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [we?f]
- 美式音標 [we?f]
- 國際音標 [weif]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.無家可歸者;迷途動物;無主失物;信號旗
詞根記憶
- 家就是有一扇門在等(wait)你,使你不再是流浪者→流浪者
英漢例句
- Maybe I should play this needy, despondent waif card more often.
也許我應該用用這個迷惑, 多需求的招牌. - Found a helpless waif.
他還是無助的嬰孩. - They looked thin, waif - like and starved.
他們瘦骨伶仃,像流浪兒似的餓得半死. - Found a helpless waif.
他還是無助的嬰孩. - Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's.
不管你信不信, 細挑個兒可是20世紀90年代最酷的.
英英字典
- a child or animal without a home or enough food and care, usually thin and dirty in appearance
- If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif, you mean that they are very thin and look as if they have nowhere to live.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 風信旗
- 漂流物信號旗