单词 | scamp |
释义 | scamp From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Childrenscampscamp /skæmp/ noun [countable] old-fashionedSSCa child who has fun by tricking peopleExamples from the Corpusscamp• She had been a scamp in those days, he said, sighing with exaggerated wistfulness.• Actually, I wouldn't mind at all, because as far as I can make out Walter was an amiable scamp.• Why, it's Murdoch, the scamp!Origin scamp (1700-1800) scamp “to wander around” ((18-19 centuries)), perhaps from scamper |
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