Word · Frequency #40339
hobo
/ˈhəubəu/
noun
无业游民，流浪汉
a disreputable vagrant
常指四处流浪、打零工的人
- 1.
A kind of large handbag.
一种大型手提包
一种大型手提包；无业游民；流浪汉；流动人口
In use
The old hobo sat on a park bench with his only belongings in a worn-out backpack.
Many hobos travel from town to town looking for temporary work or food.
A local charity provides meals and blankets for hobos during the cold winter months.
a hobo
He was a hobo traveling by train.
他是一个乘火车旅行的流浪汉。
hobos
Hobos often gathered near the railway.
流浪汉们经常聚集在铁路附近。
hobo around
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。
Common mistakes
I saw two hobo near the station.I saw two hobos near the station.
hobo是可数名词，复数形式为hobos，不能省略-s。
He hobos from city to city looking for work.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）。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
动词用法不常见，非正式
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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