英语词汇“caper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

capercaper1 /ˈkeɪpɚ/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcaper¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from capriole jump made by a horse (16-21 centuries), from French, from Latin caper; ➔ CAPRICORN

1a small dark green part of a flower used in cooking to give a sour taste to food2behavior or an activity that is amusing or silly and not serious: the comic capers of a cartoon cat and mouse3a planned illegal activity, especially a risky one: Stealing the statue was probably a student caper.4a movie or story that is full of action, especially one about an activity that is illegal or dangerous: an action caper starring Tom Cruise5a short jumping or dancing movement

noun | verb

capercaper2 verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.]

ETYMOLOGYcaper²

Origin: (1) 1300-1400 Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis (2-4) 1500-1600 ➔ CAPER¹

VERB TABLE

caper

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	caper
	he, she, it	capers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	capered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have capered
	he, she, it	has capered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had capered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will caper
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have capered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am capering
	he, she, it	is capering
	you, we, they	are capering
Past	I, he, she, it	was capering
	you, we, they	were capering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been capering
	he, she, it	has been capering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been capering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be capering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been capering

to jump around and play in a happy, excited way: The dancers capered across the stage.