waif
音标发音
- 英式音标 [weɪf]
- 美式音标 [weɪf]
- 国际音标 [weif]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.无家可归者;迷途动物;无主失物;信号旗
词根记忆
- 家就是有一扇门在等(wait)你,使你不再是流浪者→流浪者
英汉例句
- Maybe I should play this needy, despondent waif card more often.
也许我应该用用这个迷惑, 多需求的招牌. - Found a helpless waif.
他还是无助的婴孩. - They looked thin, waif - like and starved.
他们瘦骨伶仃,像流浪儿似的饿得半死. - Found a helpless waif.
他还是无助的婴孩. - Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's.
不管你信不信, 细挑个儿可是20世纪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.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 风信旗
- 漂流物信号旗