| 词汇 | caper |
| 释义 | caper Theme: CRIME n. a criminal job: theft, kidnapping, blackmail, etc. (Underworld.)Who did you work with on that bank caper?The black and whites pulled up right in the middle of the caper. Theme: DECEPTION n. any stunt or event; a trick or a scam.That little caper the kids did with the statue from the town square was a dandy.Another caper like that and I call your parents. caper 1. noun 1 a criminal undertaking, especially a swindle or theft US, 1925. 2 that which is going on; business; an undertaking AUSTRALIA, 1954. 3 the time devoted to pleasure; a hedonistic lifestyle. Probably from the conventional sense (a dance) UK, 2001. 4 cocaine. Etymology uncertain; possibly rhyming slang: 'cape of good hope', for 'dope' UK, 2001. 5 a costume worn for erotic effect UK, 2002 2. verb to commit a criminal undertaking, especially a swindle or theft US, 1976 caper1. A trick, prank, or other similarly mischievous action. Come on, we'll definitely get in trouble if we're caught in another caper. 2. An illegal scheme or plot. What caper did you two fools get arrested for this time? cut capersTo play and run around in a jubilant manner. The weather is so nice that the kids have been cutting capers in the back yard all morning. cut capersAlso, cut a caper. Frolic or romp, as in The children cut capers in the pile of raked leaves. The noun caper comes from the Latin for "goat," and the allusion is to act in the manner of a young goat clumsily frolicking about. The expression was first recorded in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1:3): "Faith, I can cut a caper." caper(ˈkepɚ)1. n. any stunt or event; a trick or a scam. That little caper the kids did with the statue from the town square was a dandy. 2. n. a criminal job: theft, kidnapping, blackmail, etc. (Underworld.) The black and whites pulled up right in the middle of the caper. |
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