be a scallywag
He is a scallywag who cheats at cards.
他是一个在玩牌时作弊的无赖。
淘气鬼;顽皮的人
scallywags — plural of scallywag
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)
调皮捣蛋的人
one who is playfully mischievous
狡猾且不可靠的恶棍
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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)
During Reconstruction, some white Southerners were called scallywags for supporting the federal government's policies.
在重建时期,一些与联邦政府政策合作的白人南方人被称作无赖。
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.
那个骗子是个狡诈无赖,骗取了无辜人们的积蓄。
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.
那个小淘气在我熟睡的父亲脸上画了胡子。
用法提示:这里 'scallywag' 是单数名词,指顽皮淘气的人。
He is a scallywag who cheats at cards.
他是一个在玩牌时作弊的无赖。
The playful scallywag stole my lunch.
那个顽皮的家伙偷了我的午餐。
这个用法主要指美国历史语境。
They labeled him a scallywag for his Reconstruction support.
他们因为他支持重建而称他为无赖。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is scallywag.
正确表达He is a scallywag.
中文学习者常漏掉不定冠词 'a',因为中文中没有冠词概念。scallywag 是可数名词,单数形式前需加 'a' 或 'an'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very scallywag.
正确表达He is a very mischievous scallywag.
scallywag 是名词,不能直接用作形容词。中文学习者受中文语序影响可能将它误作形容词,应改为 'a mischievous scallywag' 或使用形容词如 'mischievous'。
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。
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