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c******f 发帖数: 77 | 1 今天的Merrian-Webster每日一词 -
waif
Meaning
1 a : a piece of property found (as washed up by the sea) but unclaimed b
plural : stolen goods thrown away by a thief in flight
2 a : something found without an owner and especially by chance *b : a
stray person or animal; especially : a homeless child
n. 无家可归者,迷途动物,无主失物
其实跟今天的引申意 - foreign f 颇有相似之处…… | m****8 发帖数: 627 | 2 hehe
Merriam-Webster’s
Word of the Day
April 9
waif
\WAYF\
noun
Meaning
1 a : a piece of property found (as washed up by the sea) but unclaimed b plural : stolen goods thrown away by a thief in flight
2 a : something found without an owner and especially by chance *b : a stray person or animal; especially : a homeless child
Example Sentence
The book is about a charming 10-year-old waif who embarks on a series of adventures with a scruffy canine sidekick. |
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