Word · Frequency #45685
scallywag
noun
淘气鬼；顽皮的人
核心释义
one who is playfully mischievous
- 1.
调皮捣蛋的人
one who is playfully mischievous
- 2.
狡猾且不可靠的恶棍
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- 3.
美国内战后支持重建政策的南方白人(通常出于自利)
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
无赖；骗子；恶棍；美国内战后支持重建政策的南方白人（通常出于私利）；调皮捣蛋的人；狡猾且不可靠的恶棍；美国内战后支持重建政策的南方白人(通常出于自利)
用法In use
During Reconstruction, some white Southerners were called scallywags for supporting the federal government's policies.
用法提示：这里 'scallywags' 是复数名词，指支持重建政策的南方白人，带有贬义。
The con man was a scallywag who swindled innocent people out of their savings.
用法提示：这里 'scallywag' 是单数名词，指狡诈不可靠的恶棍。
That little scallywag drew a mustache on my sleeping father's face.
用法提示：这里 'scallywag' 是单数名词，指顽皮淘气的人。
be a scallywag
He is a scallywag who cheats at cards.
他是一个在玩牌时作弊的无赖。
a [adjective] scallywag
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- rascal
- 小淘气，恶棍 · rascal 更常用于指顽皮的小孩或淘气鬼，语气较轻；而 scallywag 更常指无赖或恶棍，贬义更强。
词族Word family
- scallywags
- plural
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