waif 详细解释

waif

[weif]

n.无家可归者, 迷途动物, 无主失物,信号旗

词义辨析

同义:

n.流浪者

stray  vagabond  gamin  

同义参见:

foundling  

英英释义

名词 waif:

a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

同义词:street child

补充

waifwaif英:[weif] 美:[wef]n.1.无主物,飘流物,流浪者,流浪儿童,信号旗

例句

1. She was a dirty-faced waif of some five or six years.她是个流浪儿, 五六岁大、脸上脏兮兮的。 2. she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays.她收养了多个弃儿和流浪儿。 3. "The model has a bony, waifish look."那名模特一副骨感瘦弱的模样。 4. a waiflike body瘦弱的身躯