| 单词 | caper |
| 释义 | caper (once / 1524 pages) 1nv 2n 3n A goofy little joke or prank, a crime, or a ridiculous adventure is called a caper. For example, your quest for an American newspaper turned into a caper that took you all over the Irish countryside. Caper originates from the Italian word capriolare, meaning “jump in the air,” and indeed, one meaning is "frolicking play or light-hearted dancing." Little kids like to caper at family parties — it gets them tons of attention. Other kinds of capers might get you jail time because a caper can also be an outlandish crime spree, or a wild activity. Finally, capers are the very flavorful pickled flower bud found in Mediterranean cooking. WORD FAMILYcaper: capered, capering, capers USAGE EXAMPLESAn unsuccessful Christmas caper led Seattle police to a stolen forklift that was left running. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) He also writes and co-directs the festive caper, which this year is his version of Cinderella. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office told local media that emergency personnel were called to Capers Island shortly after 1 p.m. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n a playful leap or hop Syn|Hyper capriole bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation, spring a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards 2n gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement Syn|Hypo|Hyper frolic, gambol, play, romp coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfooleryfoolish or senseless behavior gamefrivolous or trifling behavior horseplayrowdy or boisterous play teasingplayful vexation word playplaying on words or speech sounds meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prankacting like a clown or buffoon diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 3n a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Syn|Hypo|Hyper antic, joke, prank, put-on, trick dirty trick an unkind or aggressive trick practical jokea prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) April foola practical joke or trick played on the first day of April hotfoota practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it raga boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) snipe huntan elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 4v jump about playfully 2Hyper bound, jump, leap, spring move forward by leaps and bounds n a crime (especially a robbery) 3Syn|Hyper job robbery larceny by threat of violence 1n pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces Hyper pickle vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar 2n any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis Hypo|Hyper Capparis arborea, native pomegranate small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate Capparis cynophallophora, Jamaica caper tree, caper treeshrub of southern Florida to West Indies Capparis flexuosa, bay-leaved caper, caper treeshrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America Capparis mitchellii, native orangesmall Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit Capparis spinosa, common caperprostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled bush, shrub a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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