vamp
n
upper front part of a boot or shoe 靴面或鞋面的前部.
vamp v
1 [I, Tn] (esp derog 尤作贬义) improvise (a basic tune or accompaniment), esp on the piano 即席奏出(基本曲调或伴奏曲)(尤指用钢琴).
2 (phr v) vamp sth up (infml 口) make sth new from old or existing material (用旧的或现有的材料)做出新的东西
vamp up some lectures out of/from old notes 用旧笔记中的材料拼凑成几篇讲演稿.
vamp n (dated infml 旧, 口) (esp in the 1920's and 1930's) seductive woman using her attractions to exploit men (尤指二十世纪二十到三十年代)以色相勾引并利用男子的女子. vamp, v [I, Tn]
exploit or flirt with (a man) unscrupulously 不道德地利用(男子)或与之调情.
🗣️ 情景例句
Her health is improving markedly.
她的健康正显著好转。
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
错无分大小,有错皆不好。
We stopped in Moscow on the way, but only for an hour or two, so there was no time to go into the centre of the city.