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单词 caper
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caper

noun
/ˈkeɪpə(r)/
/ˈkeɪpər/
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  1. [usually plural] the small green flower bud of a Mediterranean bush, preserved in vinegar and used in preparing sauces and other dishes
  2. (informal) an activity, especially one that is illegal or dangerous
    • A call to the police should put an end to their little caper.
    • He’s involved in some sort of organized crime caper.
    Topics Dangerc2
  3. a humorous film that contains a lot of action
    • a British spy caper
  4. a short jumping or dancing movement
    • He cut a little celebratory caper (= jumped or danced a few steps) in the middle of the road.
  5. Word Originnoun senses 2 to 4 late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole ‘a leap in dancing’. noun sense 1 late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th cent.

caper

verb
/ˈkeɪpə(r)/
/ˈkeɪpər/
[intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they caper
/ˈkeɪpə(r)/
/ˈkeɪpər/
he / she / it capers
/ˈkeɪpəz/
/ˈkeɪpərz/
past simple capered
/ˈkeɪpəd/
/ˈkeɪpərd/
past participle capered
/ˈkeɪpəd/
/ˈkeɪpərd/
-ing form capering
/ˈkeɪpərɪŋ/
/ˈkeɪpərɪŋ/
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  1. (+ adv./prep.) to run or jump around in a happy and excited wayTopics Feelingsc2
    Word Originverb late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole ‘a leap in dancing’.
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