romp

romp
verb
  1. [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。
noun
  1. 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。
  2. (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。
派生
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: perhaps an alteration of ramp
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