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waif somebody
The villagers waifed the orphan after the flood.
洪水过后，村民抛弃了那个孤儿。
抛弃，遗弃
waifing — present participle of waif
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抛弃，遗弃
To cast aside or reject someone, making that person a waif.
The villagers waifed the orphan after the flood.
洪水过后，村民抛弃了那个孤儿。
抛弃或排斥,从而使成为流浪者。
To cast aside or reject, and thus make a waif.
waif
Base
原形
waifs
3rd person
第三人称单数
waifing
-ing
现在分词
waifed
Past
过去式
waifed
Past participle
过去分词
People waif useless items carelessly.
人们随意抛弃无用的物品。
He waifed the old jacket yesterday.
他昨天遗弃了那件旧夹克。
They have waifed all the old files.
他们已经丢弃了所有旧文件。
waif 作动词表示“遗弃；抛弃”，为规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 waifed。
The heartless owner waifed the puppy near the railway station.
狠心的主人把小狗遗弃在火车站附近。
How could anyone waif a child who needs care?
怎么会有人遗弃一个需要照顾的孩子呢？
Rescuers found the animals that had been waifed during the flood.
救援人员找到了在洪水中被遗弃的动物。
The villagers waifed the orphan after the flood.
洪水过后，村民抛弃了那个孤儿。
被动语态强调被抛弃者，施动者可用 by 引出。
She was waifed by her family at a young age.
她年幼时被家人遗弃。
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发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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waif 与 wave 发音相近，想象浪花冲走孩子，使之成为流浪儿——动词 waif 即抛弃。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal prose 该词作动词时多用于文学或正式书面语，日常口语中比较少见。学习者可在阅读中理解其含义，日常表达时不必刻意使用。
真正押韵的词是 safe /seɪf/ 和 chafe /tʃeɪf/（都读 /eɪf/）。拼写相似的 wait /weɪt/、wail /weɪl/、waive /weɪv/ 虽然以 wai 开头，但结尾辅音不同，不押韵；wife /waɪf/ 拼写很像 waif，但元音是 /aɪ/，发音不同。
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