| 释义 |
scam·per
I. \ˈskampə(r), -aam-, -aim-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field — more at camp
1. : to run away : flee
2. : to run nimbly and usually playfully about
< a gray squirrel is scampering from limb to limb — D.J.Malcolm >
II. noun
(-s)
: a playful scurrying run |