ponce

ponce
(Brit. informal)(英,非正式)
noun
  1. a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings
    靠妓女挣钱养活的男人
    ■(derogatory)an effeminate man
    (贬)娘娘腔的男人
verb
[no obj.]
  1. live off a prostitute's earnings
    靠妓女挣钱养活
    ■[with obj.]ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled)
    搞到,索取(本不该得的东西)
    I ponced a ciggie off her.
    我从她那里搞了支烟。
继承用法
ponce about/around
  1. behave in a ridiculous, ineffective, or posturing way
    胡闹,游手好闲,招摇
    I ponced around in front of the mirror.
    我在镜子前搔首弄姿。
ponce something up
  1. make overly elaborate and unnecessary changes to something in an attempt to improve it
    为改进而做过细的不必要的改变
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: perhaps from the verb pounce
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