| 单词 | caper |
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| 释义 | ca·per1 /ˈkeɪpə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] JUMPto jump around and play in a happy excited way 〔快乐地〕跳跃，雀跃→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscaper• The dancers capered across the stage.• It was up in an instant and capering after its prey like an aquatic grasshopper.• But there he was, capering beside the ruin.• The clown was capering under the lamp, waving his fists exultantly above his head.Related topics: Cooking, Crimecaper2 noun [countable] 1. DFCa small dark green part of a flower used in cooking to give a sour taste to food 〔用作调味料的〕刺山柑花蕾2 informalSCC a planned activity, especially an illegal or dangerous one 〔计划好的〕不法行为，危险活动 I’m too old for this sort of caper. 我太老了，干不了这种危险的事情。3 behaviour or an activity that is amusing or silly and not serious 滑稽怪诞的行为[活动] the comic capers of a cartoon cat and mouse 卡通猫和卡通鼠的滑稽动作4. DANCEa short jumping or dancing movement 雀跃，蹦蹦跳跳Examples from the Corpuscaper• This buddy/action caper will be released in December.• This is also sprinkled over the salads, to be followed by capers and some chopped chives or parsley.• A practical nurse brought old red wine, a silver tray of smoked salmon, crumbled hard-boiled egg, capers and lemon.• Even at Sunday River, despite the publicity surrounding the Godson caper, there have been no other such incidents.• A final garnish of capers adds a pleasant salty note.• At midnight, too, some high-spirited folk take part in all sorts of capers.• In 1977, he pleaded guilty to one caper and was sentenced to jail.• Proof of Life features one of the coolest commando rescue capers in recent cinema.• Stealing an inflatable King Kong may have been a student caper.• The capers are usually pickled in a white wine vinegar to preserve them.Origin caper1 (1500-1600) Probably from capriole “jump made by a horse” ((16-21 centuries)), from French, from Latin caper; → CAPRICORN caper2 1. (1300-1400) Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis2. (1500-1600) → CAPER1ca·per1 verbcaper2 nounChineseSyllable play Corpus in around a jump to and |
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