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单词 romp
释义 romp
I. \ˈrämp sometimes ˈrȯmp\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: partly alteration of ramp (IV); partly alteration of ramp (II)
1. : one that romps; especially : a romping girl or woman
2.
 a. : lively, frisky, or boisterous play or sport : frolic, gambol
  < both dogs loose, it is quite possible that a joyful romp rather than a dogfight would result — J.W.Cross >
  < students' day features a parade through town with all manner of romp and hilarity — Ernest Stock >
  < a high-spirited romp which is the American version of country dancing — Angelica Gibbs >
 b. : a romp marked by lovemaking
  < had made a tryst for a twilight romp — Lucy M. Montgomery >
  < the lovers … going out onto the porch in a romp every little while — Elizabeth M. Roberts >
3. : a pace or rate of progress in a race or contest by which one wins easily or outdistances competitors by a large margin : runaway
 < a gray colt who beat 18 other well fancied youngsters in a romp — G.F.T.Ryall >
 < is expected to win the political race in a romp >
 < a 65-yard touchdown romp >
4. : a literary or dramatic production consisting chiefly of a series of lively fast-moving loosely organized incidents or episodes
 < it was a semiautobiographical romp through the sophisticated continental and domestic settings — Edward Lueders >
 < a play that begins like another romp about a junior miss up to junior mischief — Time >
 < the plot is no more than an artfully regulated rompNewsweek >
Synonyms: see play
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of ramp (I)
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to play in a lively, frisky, or boisterous manner : frolic, gambol
  < found the general romping in the living room with his five children — Newsweek >
  < the hugest playmate that ever romped with fairies and the aery sprites of merry mischief — G.K.Chesterton >
 b. : to engage in lovemaking
  < romp with one's … pretty serving girl when wifie's busy bathing — Robert Browning >
  < during the trial of a paternity suit it was brought out that … the footmen romped with the servant girls — R.D.Altick >
2.
 a. : to proceed, move, or go in a gay, animated, or vigorous manner
  < the wind was romping through the streets like a boisterous country visitor — Rebecca West >
  < girls … romp down the stone steps with such a deafening clatter — Sam Heppner >
  < boats that romped over the bay — Jean Stafford >
 b. : to run or advance in a race or contest with such progress as to win easily or outdistance the competitors by a large margin
  < romped home a winner … in his first start — G.F.T.Ryall >
  < romped for four touchdowns and three conversion points — Newsweek >
  < romping home with 51 of the 52 seats up for election — Alex Josey >
3.
 a. : to act a part in a play in a lively, fast, or informal manner
  < aiming at speed, achieves it by letting his smooth cast romp gayly and ripple off the script's cute lines at a fast rate — P.T.Hartung >
  < romp throughout the half hour flubbing and gagging, sticking to script and bouncing off into ad lib — Newsweek >
 b. : to play music in a buoyant spontaneous manner usually with flourishes or improvisations
  < the two romp through chase choruses, sometimes trading every four bars, which is … quite exciting as they play it — Bill Simon >
  < watching the piano player take his chorus, with a fine romping offbeat in the treble — Vincent McHugh >
  < romped through a few popular songs, backed up by a drummer and a bass player — Douglas Watt >
transitive verb
: to convey or urge in a sportive or boisterous manner
 < romp the children to bed >
Synonyms: see play
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