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gyps

/dʒɪps/

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noun

罗姆人，吉卜赛人

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

Examples :

"While traveling through Europe, they met many interesting people, including some gyps known for their beautiful music. "

在欧洲旅行时，他们遇到了许多有趣的人，包括一些以动听音乐闻名的罗姆人/吉卜赛人.

race group person culture society

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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!"

为什么我们非要买这本新版的教科书，明明跟旧版几乎没什么区别？简直就是个骗局！

business economy value moral

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大学 слуга, (旧时)大学侍役.

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 University in the old days, a student could hire a gyps to keep his room tidy, deliver messages, and even help him prepare for parties." "

在过去牛津大学里，学生可以雇佣一位“侍役” (shìyì)，帮他们整理房间、传递消息，甚至帮忙准备派对。

person job history education society work tradition

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工役房，差役室

The room in which such college servants work.

Examples :

""The college servants prepared the dining hall in the gyps, ready for the students' evening meal." "

大学的工役们在工役房里准备好了餐厅，等待学生们来吃晚饭。

property building place

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简易厨房，学生厨房。

A small kitchen for use by college students.

Examples :

"Our dorm room has a small gyps with a sink and microwave, so we can easily make snacks. "

我们的宿舍里有个小简易厨房，带水池和微波炉，所以我们可以很方便地做点小零食。

architecture building property

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noun

满天星，霞草

Examples :

"The florist added a sprig of gyps to the bouquet to make the roses look fuller. "

花艺师在花束里加了一小枝满天星，让玫瑰花看起来更饱满。

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noun

疼痛，不适。

Pain or discomfort.

Examples :

"After a long day of gardening, my gyps were mostly in my back and knees. "

园艺劳作了一整天之后，我感到腰和膝盖尤其酸痛不适。

medicine sensation body suffering

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流浪者，游民.

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

Examples :

"During the summer fair, several gyps set up stalls offering repairs and selling handmade crafts. "

在夏季集市期间，一些流浪手艺人搭起了摊位，提供维修服务并出售手工制品。

person culture group history

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绕圈舞步，吉普斯舞步

(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 workshop, the instructor explained that the "gyps" should be performed with energy and good eye contact, but without actually touching your partner. "

在乡村舞工作坊上，教练解释说，跳“吉普斯绕圈舞步”时，要充满活力，保持良好的眼神交流，但实际上不要碰到你的舞伴。

dance music culture entertainment action

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和声歌舞队队员，歌舞团团员。

A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.

Examples :

"After years of dance training, Maria finally achieved her dream and became one of the gyps in the new Broadway show. "

经过多年的舞蹈训练，玛丽亚终于实现了她的梦想，成为了百老汇新剧里的一名和声歌舞队队员。

entertainment music person job

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吉普赛人，黑肤人。

A person with a dark complexion.

Examples :

"The old books referred to the Romani people as gyps. "

那些老书把罗姆人称为黑肤人/吉普赛人。

appearance person race

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狡猾的女人，骗子

A sly, roguish woman.

Examples :

"Knowing she was a gyps, I was wary when she offered to help me with my homework, suspecting she might just copy my answers. "

知道她是个狡猾的骗子，所以我对她主动提出帮我做作业这件事很警惕，怀疑她只是想抄我的答案。

character person