单词 | guttersnipe |
释义 | Word Frequency guttersnipe(ˈɡʌtəˌsnaɪp) noun 1. a child who spends most of the time in the streets, esp in a slum area 2. a person regarded as having the behaviour, morals, etc, of one brought up in squalor Derived forms guttersnipish (ˈgutterˌsnipish) adjective Word origin C19: originally a name applied to the common snipe (the bird), then to a person whogathered refuse from gutters in city streets |
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