| 释义 |
camp1 /kamp/ noun- A place on which a tent or tents or the like are pitched
- A collection of temporary dwellings, or their inhabitants collectively
- Temporary quarters of an army, tribe, travellers, holiday-makers, or others
- An ancient fortified site
- A permanent military station, depot or training school
- A settlement that has grown up rapidly, eg a mining town
- A place where prisoners of war are detained
- Military service or life
- An area of pasture that has been fenced off (S Afr)
- A place where sheep or cattle assemble (Aust and NZ)
- A party or group supporting a certain set of beliefs or doctrine
intransitive verb- To encamp, or pitch tents
- To live in a tent or in temporary or makeshift accommodation (often with out, ie in the open)
- (of sheep or cattle) to gather in a group (Aust and NZ)
transitive verb- To put in a camp
- To fence off (pasture) (S Afr)
ORIGIN: Fr camp camp, from L campus a plain campˈer noun - A person who camps
- A motor vehicle purpose-built, or which can be converted, for use as temporary living accommodation (also camper van)
campˈing noun campˈ-bed, campˈ-chair or campˈ-stool noun A portable folding bed, chair or stool campˈcraft noun Knowledge and skills useful when camping outdoors campˈ-drafting noun (Aust) A competition in which stockmen on horseback display their skill in drafting cattle camper van See camper above campˈ-fever noun Typhus, typhoid, or other fever tending to occur in camps with poor sanitary conditions campˈfire noun - The outdoor fire of an encampment
- A reunion, lodge, or section, of certain organizations
camp-follˈower noun - A civilian who follows behind an army or works in a military camp, providing services for the military personnel
- A person associated with a (political, etc) group without actually being a member
campˈground noun (N American) An area set aside for camping camp-meetˈing noun A religious gathering in the open air or in a temporary encampment camp oven noun (Aust and NZ) A metal box used for baking over a campfire camp-preachˈer noun A person who preaches at camp-meetings campˈsite noun - Ground suitable, or specially laid out, for camping
- An individual location on a campground (N American)
break camp To pack up tents, equipment, etc and leave a camp camp on (telecommunications) To put (a telephone call) through to an engaged extension, to be connected automatically when the extension is free camp out - To live temporarily in a tent or in the open air
- To stay temporarily in improvised accommodation
go camping To spend a holiday living in a tent or tents in the countryside pitch camp To set up a tent, etc on a campsite |