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
What's the tuition for one year of college?
大学一年的学费是多少?
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
事情本无好与坏,全在自己怎么想。
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.