waif
美音:[weıf
]
英音:[weıf
]
n.无主物,飘流物,流浪者,流浪儿童,信号旗
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waif
/weɪf; wef/
n
1 homeless person, esp an abandoned child 无家可归的人; （尤指）流浪儿
*a home for waifs and strays, ie homeless and neglected children 流浪儿童收容所
* They looked thin, waif-like and half starved.他们瘦骨伶仃, 像流浪儿似的饿得半死.
2 object or animal with no owner 无主的东西或动物.
n
1 homeless person, esp an abandoned child 无家可归的人; （尤指）流浪儿
*a home for waifs and strays, ie homeless and neglected children 流浪儿童收容所
* They looked thin, waif-like and half starved.他们瘦骨伶仃, 像流浪儿似的饿得半死.
2 object or animal with no owner 无主的东西或动物.
waif
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French;Origin: , (adjective), 'lost, unclaimed', from a Scandinavian language]
someone, especially a child, who is pale and thin and looks as if they do not have a home
waifs and strays
BrE children or animals who do not have a home
She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French;Origin: , (adjective), 'lost, unclaimed', from a Scandinavian language]
someone, especially a child, who is pale and thin and looks as if they do not have a home
waifs and strays
BrE children or animals who do not have a home
She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.
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