guttersnipe

英式音标：[ˈgʌtəsnaɪp]播放读音

美式音标：[ˈgʌtərsnaɪp]播放读音

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概况：

n. 流浪儿；贫民窟的小孩

词义：

n.

贫民窟的小孩，流浪儿；

英英释义

guttersnipe[ 'ɡʌtəsnaip ]

n.a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas

同义词：street urchin

用法：

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

I'll make a duchness of this draggled tailed guttersnipe.
我要把这个脏兮兮的街头流浪儿变成千金小姐。

权威例句

Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe

Guttersnipe.(Poem)

GUTTERSNIPE (1994)

Guttersnipe: a micro road movie

'GUTTERSNIPE' WHO PREYED ON THE FRAIL; Drug Addict Attacked Two Pensioners

Erving Always Behaved Like A Guttersnipe, Teasing and Mocking With His Back Against the Wall

Bonnie fechter who grew from guttersnipe to feminist icon; Couch a champion of women's sporting rights

Teacher's Pet; Professor Henry Higgins takes guttersnipe Eliza under his wing for Syracuse Stage's My Fair Lady

同义词：street arab,gamin

同根词：gutter

英语词源：

guttersnipe (n.)

also gutter-snipe, 1857, from gutter (n.) + snipe (n.); originally Wall Street slang for "streetcorner broker," attested later (1869) as "street urchin," also "one who gathers rags and paper from gutters." As a name for the common snipe, it dates from 1874 but is perhaps earlier.

造句：

1. The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.

这些孩子在抚育院等待安置。

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2. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.

他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。

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3. Mason was uninhibited in his questions about Foster's family.

梅森就福斯特的家庭毫无顾忌地发问。

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4. Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes.

福斯特先生以141票轻松获胜。

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5. Little Jack was placed with foster parents.

小杰克和养父母住在一起。

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[ foster 造句 ]