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gyp

/d͡ʒɪp/

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noun

吉普赛人，罗姆人。

(sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).

Examples :

"The new student in class was a gyp, and her family had recently moved to town. "

班里来的那个新同学是吉普赛人，她家最近才搬到镇上。

race person group culture

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noun

骗局，诈骗。

(sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.

Examples :

"Why do we have to buy this new edition of the textbook when there’s almost no difference between it and the previous one? What a gyp!"

为什么要买这个新版的课本？新旧两版几乎没什么区别啊！简直就是个骗局！

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verb

诈骗，欺骗.

(sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone or something inappropriately.

Examples :

"The cab driver gypped me out of ten bucks by taking the longer route."

那个出租车司机绕远路，坑了我十块钱。

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noun

流浪者，游民。

An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

Examples :

"The traveling gyp set up their colorful stall outside the school. "

那些流浪者在学校外面搭起了他们色彩鲜艳的摊位。

person group culture job

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noun

绕圈舞步

(sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)

Examples :

"During the contra dance lesson, the instructor carefully explained the footwork for the "gyp" before moving on to more complex figures. "

在乡村舞课程中，老师在讲解更复杂的舞步之前，仔细地解释了“绕圈舞步”的脚步动作。

dance culture entertainment

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noun

歌舞队队员，和声演员

A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.

Examples :

"The talented gyp in the musical performed flawlessly during the opening night. "

这部音乐剧里才华横溢的歌舞队队员在首演之夜表现完美无瑕。

entertainment music person job

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noun

黑皮肤的人，肤色黝黑的人

A person with a dark complexion.

Examples :

"I saw a gyp walking down the street on my way to school. "

上学路上，我看到一个肤色黝黑的人走在街上。

appearance person race

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noun

骗子，老油条，狡猾的女人

A sly, roguish woman.

Examples :

"The new girl in class was a bit of a gyp, always making up stories to get out of trouble. "

班里新来的那个女生有点像个老油条，总是编故事来摆脱麻烦。

person character

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noun

校园服务员，学生侍从。

A college servant, one who would attend upon a number of students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks, distinct from a college porter or bedder.

Examples :

""At Oxford, a student might hire a gyp to help with daily tasks, like cleaning his room and bringing him tea." "

在牛津大学，学生可以雇佣一位校园服务员来帮忙处理日常事务，比如打扫房间和端茶送水。

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noun

储藏室, 工作间。

The room in which such college servants work.

Examples :

""The students often left small gifts for the college servants in the gyp, as a thank you for their hard work." "

学生们经常把一些小礼物留在储藏室/工作间里，送给学校的勤杂人员，感谢他们的辛勤工作。

property building place work

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noun

简易厨房，学生厨房

A small kitchen for use by college students.

Examples :

"The college students shared the small gyp in the dorm building. "

大学生们合用宿舍楼里的小简易厨房。

place building property architecture

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noun

满天星

Examples :

"The garden center had a beautiful display of gypsophila, attracting many visitors. "

这家园艺中心展示了美丽的满天星，吸引了许多游客。

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noun

疼痛, 痛苦。

Pain or discomfort.

Examples :

"The aching in my back was a constant gyp all day. "

我一整天都背痛，真是难受死了。

sensation body medicine