caper
v[I, Ip]
~ (about) jump or run about playfully 蹦蹦跳跳; 跑来跑去
lambs capering (about) in the fields 在田野上蹦蹦跳跳的小羊羔. caper, n
1 jump; leap 跳; 跳跃.
2 (infml 口)
(a) mischievous act; prank 恶作剧; 戏弄.
(b) dishonest or criminal scheme 不诚实的或罪恶的勾当
What's your little caper? 你搞什麽名堂?
3 (idm 习语) cut a `caper jump about happily; act foolishly 雀跃; 愚蠢地行事.
caper n
(a) prickly shrub 续随子(有刺灌木).
(b) (usu pl 通常作复数) one of its buds pickled for use in sauces, etc 腌泡的续随子花蕾(用以制续随子酱等).
🗣️ 情景例句
Give my best to your parents.
替我向你父母问好。
The restaurant is upstairs.
那餐厅在楼上。
We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?