[no obj.](especially of a child or animal) play about roughly and energetically (尤指儿童,动物)嬉闹玩耍 the noisy pack of children romped around the gardens. 那群喧闹的孩子在花园各处嬉戏追逐。 ■[with adverbial](informal)proceed without effort to achieve something (非正式)轻易取胜;不费力地完成 Newcastle romped to victory. 纽卡斯尔队轻易取胜。 ■(informal)engage in sexual activity, especially illicitly (非正式)(尤指非法地)做爱,淫乱 a colleague stumbled on the couple romping in an office. 一位同事偶然撞上那对男女在办公室里做爱。
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a spell of rough, energetic play 嬉耍喧闹的一段时间 a romp in the snow. 雪中的嬉戏欢闹。 ■a light-hearted film or other work 轻松愉快的电影(或其他作品) an enjoyably gross sci-fi romp. 一部轻松愉快、乐趣无穷的科幻电影。 ■(informal)an easy victory (非正式)轻易取得的胜利 their UEFA Cup romp against the Luxembourg part-timers. 他们在欧洲足球协会联合会杯中对卢森堡业余队的轻易取胜。 ■(informal)a spell of sexual activity, especially an illicit one (非正式)(尤指非法的)做爱,淫乱 three-in-a-bed sex romps. 一床三人的淫乱。
(romp home 或 in)(informal)finish as the easy winner of a race or other contest (非正式)(赛跑或其他竞赛中)轻易取胜 a 33–1 ‘no-hoper ’romped home. “无希望队”以33比1轻易取胜。