| 释义 |
piroot, v. U.S. dial.|paɪˈruːt|
[Alteration of pirouette v., prob. under influence of root v.2]
intr. To move listlessly or aimlessly; also, to snoop. Hence piˈrooting ppl. a.
1863S. C. Massett Drifting About 242 The streets were almost impassable from the mud and slush and..the ‘ladies’..would find it impossible to ‘piroot’ thither. 1866C. H. Smith Bill Arp 116 For four years the Confederate Horse-stealing Cavalry have been pirooting around, preparing themselves for the frightful struggle that is to come. 1910W. M. Raine Bucky O'Connor 30 I've been pirootin' around this country, boy and man, for fifteen years. 1958‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs (1960) xiii. 156 Oh God A'mighty—kids, squaws, dogs, old people, pack mules, cookpots—Jesus—the whole pirooting kit and kaboodle of them come down to set up camp and see the fun. 1961J. F. Dobie in Webster s.v., Went pirooting into a cave one day. |