waif

[英] [weɪf] [美] [wef] 生词本

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:WAIF  
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1. N-COUNT 极瘦弱的人;无家可归者;流浪儿 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. 
  • ...a dirty-faced waif of some five or six years...

    五六岁大、脸上脏兮兮的流浪儿

  • The director wants a waif-like, teenage girl with long, dark hair for the role.

    导演想要一个留着乌黑的长发、面黄肌瘦的十来岁女孩扮演这个角色。

Noun

1. a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned;

  • "street children beg or steal in order to survive"

体育

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