waif
n.
無家可歸者；迷途動物；無主失物；信號旗
英語翻譯 Noun:
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a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned;
\\\"street children beg or steal in order to survive\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- A waif is begging on the street.
街上有一個流浪兒正在乞討。
- He has been a waif for many years.
他已經(jīng)許多年無家可歸了。
- She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.
她喜歡貓，也經(jīng)常會帶一些流浪的貓到她的家里。
常用短語
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Those waifs and strays of the intelligentsia who had refused to participate in the war.
出自：C. E. M. Joad
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All the poor waifs..without even shoes or a penny pie.
出自：B. Duffy
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A shy bony waif of 17 with the legs of an antelope.
出自：Sports Illustrated
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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stray
走失的家畜
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vagabond
流浪漢
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gamin
流浪兒
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soul
靈魂
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urchin
頑童
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orphan
孤兒
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ragamuffin
衣衫襤褸的人（尤指衣衫襤...
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foundling
棄兒
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street child
街頭流浪兒
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