单词 | gallivant |
释义 | gallivant From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgallivantgal‧li‧vant /ˈɡæləvænt/ verb [intransitive]informalENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingTRAVEL to spend time enjoying yourself and going from place to place for pleasure – used humorously in order to show disapproval SYN gadgallivant about/around She should be home with the children, not gallivanting around.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgallivant• Would you have her dragged up by a succession of au pairs and housekeepers while you went gallivanting all over the world?• Is that what you tell your patients, to go dancing and gallivanting around just after breaking a hip?gallivant about/around• Is that what you tell your patients, to go dancing and gallivanting around just after breaking a hip?Origin gallivant (1800-1900) Perhaps from gallant |
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