[no obj., with adverbial of direction](especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement (尤指小动物、小孩由于害怕或兴奋而)蹦跳;奔逃 he scampered in like an overgrown puppy. 他像一条长得超大的小狗一样蹦蹦跳跳地进来。
noun
[in sing.]an act of scampering 蹦跳;奔逃
语源
late 17th cent. (in the sense 'run away'): probably from scamp