Word · Frequency #22697
waif
流浪儿;无家可归的人;被遗弃者
核心释义
A person, especially a child, who is homeless and without means of support; an outcast.
- 1.
发现的东西,尤指无主之物;偶然出现之物。
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
- 2.
被风或水携带的东西(如云或烟)。
Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried by wind or water.
- 3.
无家可归的孩子,尤其是被遗弃或孤儿
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
- 4.
无家可归且无生活来源的人(尤指儿童);被社会排斥的人;流浪者。
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.
- 5.
非常瘦弱的人,尤指年轻人。
A very thin person, especially a young one.
- 6.
引入非原生地区但未持续归化的植物。
A plant introduced in a place outside its native range but not persistently naturalized.
骨瘦如柴的人(尤指年轻人);无主物;偶然拾得的东西;飘浮物;被风(或水)吹动的东西;非归化外来植物;偶见外来植物;发现的东西,尤指无主之物;偶然出现之物。
用法In use
A waif was sitting on the doorstep, shivering in the cold.
用法提示:此处 waif 为名词,意为流浪儿童。
The charity provides food and shelter for the waifs of the city.
用法提示:waifs 是 waif 的复数形式,作名词,指流浪儿童。
She looked like a waif with her thin arms and torn dress.
用法提示:此处 waif 为名词,作表语,指流浪儿童。
a waif of a [person]
这种 'a waif of a + 名词' 结构用于强调某人非常瘦弱或显得无依无靠,'of a' 不是所有格,而是加强语气。
The child was a waif of a boy, all skin and bones.
那个男孩是个骨瘦如柴的小流浪儿。
waifs and strays
这是固定搭配,一般用复数,指无家可归的人或动物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- waif and stray
- 无家可归的人(或动物)
- The shelter takes in waifs and strays from the streets.收容所收留街头无家可归的人。
- street waif
- 街头流浪儿
- The detective found the street waif sleeping under a bridge.侦探发现那个街头流浪儿睡在桥下。
- a waif of a child
- 骨瘦如柴的孩子
- She was a waif of a child, with huge eyes and thin arms.她是个骨瘦如柴的孩子,大大的眼睛,细弱的胳膊。
- little waif
- 小流浪儿
- A little waif asked me for some change.一个小流浪儿向我要零钱。
- poor waif
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 wait 的 t 换成 f:流浪儿在等待(wait)中被风吹(f)得又瘦又弱。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学作品、新闻特写、日常描述 waif 的语体随含义变化:指“流浪儿童”时多用于文学作品或正式书面语;指“瘦弱的人”时偶见于日常描述,但略带文学色彩。口语中更常说 homeless child 或 very thin person。具体使用需看上下文。
语法说明Grammar Note
waif 指被遗弃或无家可归的孩子,常带怜悯色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词:safe(/seɪf/)、chafe(/tʃeɪf/)。形近但音不同:wife(/waɪf/)、life(/laɪf/)、knife(/naɪf/)、strife(/straɪf/),注意 -ife 读 /aɪf/,不是 /eɪf/。
一起学习词形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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.