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单词 frisk
释义 frisk
I. \ˈfrisk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: obsolete frisk, adjective, lively, brisk, from Middle English, from Middle French frisque, frique, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh, lively — more at fresh
intransitive verb
: to leap, skip, dance, or gambol especially in frolic : move briskly and sportively or playfully
 < the innocent voices laughing in the evening, the dogs frisking — T.H.White b.1915 >
 < filling in the time … by frisking about — T.B.Costain >
transitive verb
1. : to move in a frisking manner
 < a milk-cart pony rattles down the street, frisking his mane — Times Literary Supplement >
 < frisking about the hem of her skirt — T.B.Costain >
2.
 a. : to search or go through especially for concealed weapons or stolen articles
  < they'd used this fake bell boy to frisk my coat while I was washing — Erle Stanley Gardner >
  < frisking the ladies' cabins in their absence — New Yorker >
 especially : to search (a person) for such purpose usually by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
  < I went behind him and frisked him carefully — Hartley Howard >
 b. : to take or steal from especially by such frisking
  < a certain soldier was frisked of $800 when boarding the train for home — Dixon Wecter >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. archaic : caracole, caper, jig
 b. : a frolicking movement : gambol, romp
  < in a few minutes … she was exploring the yard with frisks of pleasure — Mary Mian >
 c. : a gay time : frolic, diversion
  < so come … it will be a frisk that will do you good — Mary W. Shelley >
2. : a frisking especially for concealed weapons or stolen articles
 < a quick frisk of the coats in the coatroom of the hall — W.L.Gresham >
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