单词 | keepsake |
释义 | keepsake (once / 6957 pages) n A keepsake is an object that has senitmental value, like a locket that belonged to your grandmother. In one of the Batman movies, Bruce Wayne keeps the pearls his mother wore the day she was murdered. Those pearls are a keepsake: something that has great meaning because of its association with a person. Many parents keep pictures their kids drew as keepsakes. If you loved a job, you might have a keepsake from it. Souvenirs from fun vacations are keepsakes. A keepsake is something we keep for the sake of the people and events we want to always remember. WORD FAMILYkeepsake: keepsakes USAGE EXAMPLESDuring short breaks they pose for selfies in balaclavas, keepsakes from their week away from the daily grind. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In general he likes to throw things away, but my mom tended to collect keepsakes. Slate(Dec 21, 2016) Some campers’ said they’d lost belongings like identification cards and personal keepsakes as workers cleared the camps, the report found. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) n something of sentimental value Syn|Hypo|Hyper relic, souvenir, token love-token keepsake given as a token of love favor, favour, party favor, party favoursouvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party cracker, cracker bonbon, snappera party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow |
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