tramp

tramp
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk heavily or noisily
    重步行走
    he tramped about the room.
    他在房间里噔噔地走来走去。
    ■walk through or over a place wearily or reluctantly and for long distances
    (艰难地)长途跋涉
    we have tramped miles over mountain and moorland.
    我们越过高山,穿过沼泽,长距离跋涉。
    ■[with obj.]tread or stamp on
    踩,踏
    one of the few wines still tramped by foot.
    一种仍用脚踏法酿造的酒。
noun
  1. a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar
    漂泊者,流浪汉,乞丐
  2. [in sing.]the sound of heavy steps, typically of several people
    (尤指多人)沉重的脚步声
    the tramp of marching feet.
    重重的行军脚步声。
  3. [in sing.]a long walk, typically a tiring one
    (尤指令人疲惫的)长途跋涉
    she was freshly returned from a tramp round Norwich.
    她刚从诺里奇跋涉回来。
  4. [usu. as modifier]a cargo vessel that carries goods between many different ports rather than sailing a fixed route
    (航线不定的)货船
    a tramp steamer.
    一艘不定期货船。
  5. (informal, chiefly US)a promiscuous woman
    (非正式,主美)荡妇,淫妇
  6. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot used for digging
    (为挖地而穿的长统靴底)金属片
    ■the top of the blade of a spade
    铲尖
派生
tramper
noun
trampish
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Low German origin. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent
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