a hobo
He was a hobo traveling by train.
他是一个乘火车旅行的流浪汉。
一种大型手提包;无业游民;流浪汉;流动人口
a disreputable vagrant
常指四处流浪、打零工的人
一种大型手提包
A kind of large handbag.
The old hobo sat on a park bench with his only belongings in a worn-out backpack.
那个老流浪汉坐在公园长椅上,他仅有的家当都在一个破旧背包里。
用法提示:名词,指代一个具体的流浪汉。
Many hobos travel from town to town looking for temporary work or food.
许多流浪汉从一个城镇流浪到另一个城镇,寻找临时工作或食物。
用法提示:名词复数,泛指一类流浪汉。
A local charity provides meals and blankets for hobos during the cold winter months.
当地一家慈善机构在寒冷的冬季为流浪汉提供食物和毯子。
用法提示:名词复数,指受助的流浪汉群体。
He was a hobo traveling by train.
他是一个乘火车旅行的流浪汉。
Hobos often gathered near the railway.
流浪汉们经常聚集在铁路附近。
动词用法不常见且非正式。
He decided to hobo around the country for a year.
他决定在全国流浪一年。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw two hobo near the station.
正确表达I saw two hobos near the station.
hobo是可数名词,复数形式为hobos,不能省略-s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He hobos from city to city looking for work.
正确表达He travels as a hobo from city to city looking for work.
hobo作动词是非正式且罕见的用法,在正式语境中应使用名词形式搭配动词(如travel as a hobo)。
tramp 强调长期徒步流浪,常带旅行意味;hobo 更指搭便车或乘货车流动的失业工人
bum 是更口语化的词,含贬义,指不工作、依赖他人的人;hobo 虽也口语化但常指自愿流动的劳工
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