waif

n. 流浪者, 流浪兒童; 無主物, 飄流物; 信號旗

【簡介】A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.
無家可歸者：一個無家可歸的人，尤指一個被遺棄或無父母的孤兒

Waif 流浪兒童

Two young waifs steals a pair of boots.
兩個年輕的流浪者偷一雙長筒靴。

【詞形變化】
復數：waifs

同義詞：
foundling n. 棄嬰，棄兒
gamin n.[法]流浪兒, 頑童
stray n. 迷路者[家畜], 無家可歸的人
vagabond n.流浪者, 游民, 浪子, 流氓, 懶漢 adj.流浪的, 漂泊的, 浪蕩的, 流浪者的
ragamuffin n.衣服襤褸的人, 流浪兒童

【短語】
a poor little waif 貧窮的小流浪兒

waifs and strays 1.British English children or animals who do not have a home 2.零碎東西 3.出處不明的引語, 無從考查的諺語

waif look 細挑個兒 In recent popular culture, the term has been used to described an almost unhealthily thin person, usually a woman. The 'waif look' was first used to describe the 1960s model Twiggy, who had large round eyes and a very thin body.

【例句與詳解:】

A waif is begging on the street.
街上有一個流浪兒正在乞討。

Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's.
不管你信不信，細挑個兒可是20世紀90年代最酷的。

They looked thin, waif-like and half starved.
他們瘦骨伶仃,像流浪兒似的餓得半死。

A woman who sports this emaciated,skeletal physique is called a waif, which is a thin person who appears fragile and needy.
瘦骨嶙峋的女人被稱為細挑個兒，看上去弱不禁風。

She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.
她喜歡貓，也經常會帶一些流浪的貓到她的家里。