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/ɪmp/

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noun

小鬼，恶作剧鬼.

A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

Examples :

"The mischievous imp peeked out from behind the bookshelf, giggling as it knocked over a stack of papers. "

那个爱恶作剧的小鬼从书架后面探出头来，咯咯地笑着，把一叠纸碰倒了。

mythology supernatural character being

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noun

小淘气，小捣蛋。

A mischievous child.

Examples :

"The imp in the class kept distracting the other students. "

班里那个小淘气一直打扰其他同学。

character person family

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noun

小恶魔, 幼崽。

A baby Tasmanian devil.

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully fed the small imp some milk. "

饲养员小心地给这只小恶魔幼崽喂了一些奶。

animal nature biology

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noun

嫩芽，幼芽

A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.

Examples :

"The young imp of a rose bush grew quickly in the spring. "

春天里，这棵玫瑰的嫩芽长得很快。

plant biology nature

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noun

小鬼，顽童

A scion, offspring; a child.

Examples :

"The imp of the Smith family, a bright and energetic young boy, was always eager to learn new things. "

史密斯家的小鬼头，一个活泼好学的小男孩，总是渴望学习新事物。

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noun

接续，补缀.

Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Examples :

"The carpenter added an imp to the broken chair leg to make it stronger. "

木匠在断掉的椅子腿上加了一段续木，使它更结实。

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verb

嫁接，移植。

To plant or engraft.

Examples :

"The gardener imped several rose bushes into the new flower bed. "

园丁把几株玫瑰花苗嫁接到了新的花坛里。

agriculture plant

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verb

嫁接，移植.

To graft, implant; to set or fix.

Examples :

"The gardener imped a new rose bush into the existing rose garden. "

园丁把一株新的玫瑰嫁接到现有的玫瑰园里。

technical science biology agriculture

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verb

续羽，接羽。

To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.

Examples :

"The ornithologist carefully imped the new feathers into the injured bird's wing. "

鸟类学家小心地将新羽毛续接到受伤鸟的翅膀上。

animal bird biology

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verb

改进，增强，扩大.

To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

Examples :

"To imp his meager savings, John started selling his artwork online. "

为了增强他微薄的积蓄，约翰开始在网上卖他的艺术品。

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