rascal
发音
英 [ˈrɑːskl]
美 [ˈræskl]
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- n.
- 流氓
- 无赖
- (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩)
- 恶作剧的人
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- adj.
- 无赖的,无耻的
- 卑鄙的
单词词源
rascal 无赖,淘气鬼
来自古法语 rascaille,暴徒,暴民,可能来自俗拉丁语 rasicare,刮,擦,词源同 rash,eraser.比 喻用法,刮下来的垃圾。后词义亲昵化。
双语例句
- 1. He 's a canny old rascal .
- 他是个狡诈的老流氓。
- 2. It was at this stage that my foolish rascal tendencies were at their highest .
- 也正是在这一阶段我的莽撞无赖的倾向发挥到极致。
- 3. I 'd rather give up the job than work for that rascal .
- 我宁可丢掉工作也不愿为一个流氓干活。
- 4. You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to that rascal .
- 你借钱给那个无赖,不啻把钱丢在海里。