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。
流浪儿;无家可归的人;被遗弃者
waifs — plural of waif
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。
A person, especially a child, who is homeless and without means of support; an outcast.
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.
被风或水携带的东西(如云或烟)。
Something (such as clouds or smoke) carried by wind or water.
无家可归的孩子,尤其是被遗弃或孤儿
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
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.
非常瘦弱的人,尤指年轻人。
A very thin person, especially a young one.
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.
A waif was sitting on the doorstep, shivering in the cold.
一个流浪儿坐在门阶上,在寒风中瑟瑟发抖。
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.
这家慈善机构为城里的流浪儿童提供食物和住所。
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.
她胳膊纤细,裙子破旧,看起来像个流浪儿。
用法提示:此处 waif 为名词,作表语,指流浪儿童。
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。
这是固定搭配,一般用复数,指无家可归的人或动物。
The shelter cares for the waifs and strays of the city.
这家收容所照料城里的流浪者与无家可归的动物。
waif 强调无家可归、无人照料,不一定是父母双亡;orphan 侧重于失去父母,也可能有人抚养。
urchin 常指在街头游荡、衣着破旧的孩子,多用于文学作品;waif 更通用,强调被遗弃或无依无靠。
ragamuffin 着重衣着破烂、不整洁,语气略带诙谐或怜爱;waif 侧重无家可归,不一定强调衣着。
stray 常用于走失的动物或与他人失散的人,用于指流浪儿童时不如 waif 自然。
foundling 特指出生即被遗弃并由人发现养育的婴儿;waif 不限于婴儿,也指较大的流浪儿童。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many waif in the city.
正确表达There are many waifs in the city.
waif 是可数名词,复数形式为 waifs;在 many 后必须用复数,不能省略 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子A waif is a child whose parents have died.
正确表达An orphan is a child whose parents have died.
waif 意为“无家可归或被遗弃的孩子”,并不等于“父母双亡的孩子”;表示“孤儿”应用 orphan。
grammar · medium
易错句子The abandoned girl became waif after living on the streets.
正确表达The abandoned girl became a waif after living on the streets.
waif 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加限定词 a;became 后不能直接用不带冠词的单数可数名词。
waif 指被遗弃或无家可归的人(尤指孩子),强调无人照料;stray 作名词主要指走失或迷路的动物,若指人则侧重迷失、走失,而不是被遗弃。
waif 指无家可归的流浪儿童,可能是孤儿但不一定;orphan 严格指父母一方或双方已去世的孩子,不一定无家可归。
waif 是名词,指人或物;waive 是动词,拼写相近且读音近似(/weɪv/),但意为“放弃”,词性和意义完全不同。
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。
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。
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。
小流浪儿
A little waif asked me for some change.
一个小流浪儿向我要零钱。
可怜的流浪儿
The poor waif was all alone in the big city.
那个可怜的流浪儿独自在大城市里。
为waif这类无家可归者提供临时住所的地方。
收容和抚养孤儿的机构,与waif所指的遗弃或孤儿身份密切相关。
慈善组织或善举常面向waif等弱势群体提供救济。
对儿童的忽视可能导致其成为无家可归的waif。
离家出走的孩子可能流落街头,成为waif。
流浪儿童;无家可归的孩子和动物
The shelter provides food and warmth for the waifs and strays of the city.
收容所为城里的流浪儿童和无家可归的动物提供食物和温暖。
骨瘦如柴的女孩/男孩;弱不禁风的孩子
She was a waif of a girl, with thin arms and a pale face.
她是个骨瘦如柴的女孩,手臂纤细,脸色苍白。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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