单词 | camp |
释义 | camp —camp /kæmp/ adjective INFORMAL F0 (of a man) behaving and dressing in a way that some people think is typical of a gay man: » What's the name of that amazingly camp actor with the high voice and a funny walk?Thesaurus+: ↑Relating to sexual preferenceF0 using bright colours, loud sounds, unusual behaviour, etc. in a humorous way: » Their shows are always incredibly camp and flamboyant.Thesaurus+: ↑Affected and insincerenoun (TENTS/BUILDINGS) B1 [C or U] a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures: » We pitched/set up camp (= put up our tents) by the lakeside.Thesaurus+: ↑CampingB2 [C] an area where people are kept temporarily for a particular reason: » a labour/prison/refugee campThesaurus+: ↑Accommodating peopleB2 [C or U] a place where soldiers stay when they are training or fighting a war: » an army campThesaurus+: ↑Places involved in military activity• • • Extra Examples:» Night had fallen by the time we got back to the camp.» an internment camp» a prisoner of war camp» The play has its setting in a wartime prison camp.» He shunts his kids off to a camp every summer.noun [C, + sing/pl verb] (OPINION) ► F0 a group of people who share an opinion, especially a political one: » The pro-abortion camp are fighting to decriminalize abortion.» The party is divided into two distinct camps over the legislation.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleThesaurus+: ↑Political movements and groupsverb [I] ↑Verb Endings for camp ► A2 to put up a tent and stay in it for a short while, for example while on holiday: » We camped on one of the lower slopes of the mountain.Thesaurus+: ↑Camping |
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