romp
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ɹɒmp/
美 /ɹɑmp/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy.
— I will venture to affirm, that a girl, whose spirits have not been damped by inactivity, or innocence tainted by false shame, will always be a romp, and the doll will never excite attention unless confinement allows her no alternative.
- A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.
- An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.
- A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.
动词 v.
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To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
— sport (formal)
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(Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress.
— If I romp down on the gas, it'll do sixty in six seconds.
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To make progress or win easily.
— I romped through my finals.
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To move with little effort relatively quickly.
— We romped along with the wind astern.
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To engage in playful or illicit sex.
— This wasn't salacious, romping 'sex', tabloid style
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Probably a variant of ramp.
词源 2
Probably a variant of ramp.
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