Word · Frequency #16730
vagrant
流浪的；漂泊的；无定居的
核心释义
Wandering from place to place without a settled home or job; of or relating to a vagrant.
- 1.
四处游荡,尤其是没有固定工作或住所时。
Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
- 2.
与流浪汉或游民有关的,或喜欢流浪的人
Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
- 3.
不断变化的,尤其是从一个住所或职业到另一个
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
- 4.
无固定方向移动的；漫游的,漂泊的；不稳定的
Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.
飘忽不定的；游移的；不断变换的；四处游荡,尤其是没有固定工作或住所时。；与流浪汉或游民有关的,或喜欢流浪的人；不断变化的,尤其是从一个住所或职业到另一个；无固定方向移动的；漫游的,漂泊的；不稳定的
用法In use
The young man chose a vagrant life, moving from town to town with only a backpack.
用法提示：形容词 vagrant 修饰 life，表示‘漂泊的、无定居的’。
Her vagrant thoughts kept drifting from one topic to another during the lecture.
用法提示：此例取 vagrant 的‘游移的、不断变换的’含义，修饰 thoughts。
After a vagrant youth, he finally found a permanent job and a place to call home.
用法提示：vagrant 修饰 youth，表示‘无固定居所和工作的、漂泊的’。
vagrant hippies of the sixties
a vagrant + noun
作定语时多用于 life、existence 等抽象名词前，强调没有固定居所或职业。
After losing his job, he drifted into a vagrant life.
失业后，他过上了流浪的生活。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vagrant life
- 漂泊的生活；流浪生活
- He was tired of his vagrant life and wanted a permanent home.他厌倦了漂泊的生活，想要一个永久的家。
- vagrant thoughts
- 飘忽不定的思绪；游移的念头
- Vagrant thoughts kept pulling her attention away from the book.飘忽不定的思绪不断把她的注意力从书本上拉开。
- vagrant tribes
- 四处迁徙的部落；游牧部落
- The vagrant tribes camped briefly by the river before moving on.这些游牧部落在河边短暂扎营，然后继续前行。
- vagrant musician
- 流浪乐手；漂泊的乐师
- A vagrant musician sang for coins in the marketplace.一位流浪乐手在集市上唱歌讨钱。
- vagrant winds
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音近「维格兰特」，想象流浪汉维格兰特拖着行李四处游荡，没有固定住处，所以 vagrant 表示「漂泊的、流浪的」。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式或文学描写、法律或官方文件、描述流浪者或漂泊状态 表示“流浪的、漂泊的”时语气偏正式或文学化，多用于书面描述或正式语境；日常口语中更常说 wandering 或 homeless。该词作形容词也可指“游移不定的、不断变化的”，同样较正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，无比较级
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
flagrant /ˈfleɪɡrənt/ and fragrant /ˈfreɪɡrənt/ genuinely rhyme with vagrant /ˈveɪɡrənt/. migrant /ˈmaɪɡrənt/, vibrant /ˈvaɪbrənt/, pregnant /ˈpreɡnənt/, and servant /ˈsɜːrvənt/ end in -ant in spelling but do NOT rhyme: their stressed vowels and following consonants differ.
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