英语词汇“traipse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To traipse is to walk around with a sloppy or aimless attitude. A bored high school student might traipse through a museum on a class trip, for example.

When you traipse, you trudge in an exhausted or reluctant way. Picture several kids dutifully following their dad along a hiking path or walking a mile to school, and you'll have a good idea of what traipse means. We've used the word since the 16th century, but its origin isn't certain. Some scholars think traipse comes from the French trepasser, "to pass over," while others believe it started as an example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds like what it means.

WORD FAMILY

traipse: traipsed, traipses, traipsing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Sometimes, though, it was just Bill walking alone in the woods as Hillary traipsed around the world or campaigned across the country.

Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016)

Although we spent most our waking hours outside it, the ability to traipse “home” in minutes was gold.

Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016)

Hundreds of Venetians, carrying suitcases to symbolize their steady exodus from their beloved city, walked through Venice Saturday, traipsing over the bridges that crisscross canals.

Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016)

v walk or tramp about

Syn|Hyper

shlep

walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

单词	traipse
释义	traipse (once / 24624 pages) v To traipse is to walk around with a sloppy or aimless attitude. A bored high school student might traipse through a museum on a class trip, for example. When you traipse, you trudge in an exhausted or reluctant way. Picture several kids dutifully following their dad along a hiking path or walking a mile to school, and you'll have a good idea of what traipse means. We've used the word since the 16th century, but its origin isn't certain. Some scholars think traipse comes from the French trepasser, "to pass over," while others believe it started as an example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds like what it means. WORD FAMILY traipse: traipsed, traipses, traipsing USAGE EXAMPLES Sometimes, though, it was just Bill walking alone in the woods as Hillary traipsed around the world or campaigned across the country. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) Although we spent most our waking hours outside it, the ability to traipse “home” in minutes was gold. Washington Post(Dec 06, 2016) Hundreds of Venetians, carrying suitcases to symbolize their steady exodus from their beloved city, walked through Venice Saturday, traipsing over the bridges that crisscross canals. Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) v walk or tramp about Syn\|Hyper shlep walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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