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单词 camp
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camp

noun
 
/kæmp/
/kæmp/
Idioms
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    in tents

  1.  
     [uncountable] a place where people live temporarily in tents or temporary buildings
    • Let's return to camp.
    • to pitch/set up camp (= put up tents)
    • to break/strike camp (= take down tents)
    see also base camp, holiday camp, squatter camp, training camp
    Extra Examples
    • We broke camp early the next morning.
    • We pitched camp just outside the woods.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • makeshift
    • temporary
    • day
    • …
    verb + camp
    • establish
    • make
    • pitch
    • …
    camp + verb
    • be located
    camp + noun
    • fire
    • site
    preposition
    • at (a/​the) camp
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    2.

    holiday/vacation

  2.  
    (also summer camp)
    [countable, uncountable] (especially in North America) a place where children go in the summer and take part in sports and other activities
    • a tennis/soccer camp
    • I used to attend a summer music camp for five weeks.
    • at camp He spent two weeks at camp this summer.
    • a camp counsellor (= somebody who works with young people at a summer camp)
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • makeshift
    • temporary
    • day
    • …
    verb + camp
    • establish
    • make
    • pitch
    • …
    camp + verb
    • be located
    camp + noun
    • fire
    • site
    preposition
    • at (a/​the) camp
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    3. see also day camp, fat camp

    prison, etc.

  3.  
     [countable] (used in compounds) a place where people are kept in temporary buildings or tents, especially by a government and often for long periods
    • They criticized the appalling conditions in the refugee camps.
    • a detention/an internment camp
    • They were repeatedly beaten by camp guards.
    see also boot camp (2), concentration camp, death camp, labour camp, prison camp, transit campTopics Social issuesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • concentration
    • detention
    • internment
    • …
    verb + camp
    • be sent to
    • enter
    • liberate
    • …
    camp + noun
    • inmate
    • guard
    • survivor
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the camp
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    4.

    army

  4. [countable, uncountable] a place where soldiers live while they are training or fighting
    • an army camp
    see also boot camp (1)Topics War and conflictb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • makeshift
    • temporary
    • day
    • …
    verb + camp
    • establish
    • make
    • pitch
    • …
    camp + verb
    • be located
    camp + noun
    • fire
    • site
    preposition
    • at (a/​the) camp
    See full entry
    5.

    group of people

  5. [countable] a group of people who have the same ideas about something and oppose people with other ideas
    • the socialist camp
    • We were in opposing camps.
    • The region split into two armed camps.
    • People are split into two camps on this issue.
    • He was a politician who switched camps when it suited him.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hostile
    • opposing
    • rival
    • …
    verb + camp
    • divide into
    • split into
    preposition
    • in a/​the camp
    phrases
    • have a foot in both camps
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  6. [countable] one of the sides in a competition and the people connected with it
    • There was an air of confidence in the England camp.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hostile
    • opposing
    • rival
    • …
    verb + camp
    • divide into
    • split into
    preposition
    • in a/​the camp
    phrases
    • have a foot in both camps
    See full entry
    7. Word Originnoun early 16th cent.: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.
Idioms
have/keep a foot in both camps
  1. to be involved in or connected with two different groups, especially ones that oppose each other

camp

verb
 
/kæmp/
/kæmp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they camp
/kæmp/
/kæmp/
he / she / it camps
/kæmps/
/kæmps/
past simple camped
/kæmpt/
/kæmpt/
past participle camped
/kæmpt/
/kæmpt/
-ing form camping
/ˈkæmpɪŋ/
/ˈkæmpɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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    live in tent

  1.  
     [intransitive] to put up a tent and live in it for a short time
    • I camped overnight in a field.
    Topics Holidaysa2
  2.  
     [intransitive]
    go camping
    to stay in a tent, especially while you are on holiday
    • They go camping in France every year.
    Wordfinder
    • break
    • camp
    • cruise
    • holiday
    • honeymoon
    • package tour
    • self-catering
    • tourist
    • travel
    • visa
    Topics Holidaysa2

    3. stay for short time

  3. [intransitive] camp (out) to live in somebody’s house for a short time, especially when you do not have a bed there
    • I'm camping out at a friend's apartment at the moment.
  4. [intransitive] (of a character in a video game) to stay in one place in order to keep attacking enemies and gain an advantage
    • I can’t get through to the market square as someone’s camping on top of the base.
    Topics Games and toysc2
    5. Word Originverb early 16th cent.: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.

camp

adjective
/kæmp/
/kæmp/
(especially British English)
(also campy especially in North American English)
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  1. (of a man or his manner) deliberately behaving in a way that some people think is typical of a gay man synonym effeminate
    • He’s so camp, isn’t he?
  2. exaggerated in style, especially in a deliberately humorous way
    • The movie is a camp celebration of the fashion industry.
    3. Word Originadjective early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
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