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noun

鞋面，鞋帮。

The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking.

Examples :

"The cobbler carefully stitched the new leather vamp onto the worn-out shoe. "

鞋匠小心地把新的皮革鞋面缝到这双磨损的旧鞋上。

wear item style appearance part

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noun

翻新，装饰，虚饰.

Something added to give an old thing a new appearance.

Examples :

"She added a bright scarf and a new belt as a vamp to her old dress, making it look stylish again. "

她给旧裙子加了一条亮丽的围巾和一条新腰带，作为点缀，让它看起来又时尚了。

appearance style

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noun

凑合品，拼凑物。

Something patched up, pieced together, improvised, or refurbished.

Examples :

"The old bicycle was a real vamp; it had new tires and a repaired chain. "

那辆旧自行车真是个凑合品；它有新的轮胎和修好的链条。

material style appearance building

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noun

即兴伴奏, 垫乐

Examples :

"The band played a simple two-chord vamp while the singer told a story between verses. "

乐队在歌手讲述诗句之间的故事时，用一段简单的双和弦即兴伴奏垫乐。

music entertainment stage

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noun

权宜之计，搪塞。

(by extension) An activity or speech intended to fill or stall for time.

Examples :

"The teacher used a quick vamp about upcoming holidays when the class finished their test early. "

课堂上，学生们提前完成了测试，老师便用一段关于即将到来的假期的权宜之计来拖延时间。

time entertainment communication

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verb

修补，翻新

To patch, repair, or refurbish.

Examples :

"She decided to vamp her old leather boots by adding new soles and polishing the scuffs. "

她决定修补翻新她的旧皮靴，给它们换上新鞋底，再把刮痕擦亮。

wear technical industry

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verb

拼凑，捏造。

Often as vamp up: to fabricate or put together (something) from existing material, or by adding new material to something existing.

Examples :

"The students vamped up their presentation by adding new research and visual aids. "

学生们通过添加新的研究和视觉辅助材料，拼凑完善了他们的演示文稿。

technical industry technology

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verb

临时凑合, 即兴创作.

To cobble together, to extemporize, to improvise.

Examples :

"The musician had forgotten the sheet music, so he had to vamp a melody to fill the time. "

那位乐手忘记带乐谱了，所以他不得不临时凑合一段旋律来打发时间。

action ability style language

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verb

给鞋子装帮面，贴鞋面。

(shoemaking) To attach a vamp (to footwear).

Examples :

"The shoemaker will vamp the leather upper to the sole tomorrow. "

鞋匠明天要把皮革鞋面贴到鞋底上。

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verb

步行，行走

To travel by foot; to walk.

Examples :

"After dinner, we decided to vamp around the neighborhood for some exercise. "

晚饭后，我们决定在附近走走，散散步，锻炼一下身体。

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verb

拖延，敷衍。

To delay or stall for time, as for an audience.

Examples :

"Keep vamping! Something’s wrong with the mic!"

继续拖延时间！麦克风出问题了！

entertainment time stage action

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noun

狐狸精，妖女。

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her.

Examples :

"The new employee was rumored to be a vamp who used her charm to get ahead at work, often leaving her male colleagues feeling used and manipulated. "

听说新来的员工是个狐狸精，她利用自己的魅力在工作中获得优势，经常让男同事们感到被利用和操控。

person character style sex human

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noun

吸血鬼，僵尸。

Examples :

"The scary movie featured a powerful vamp who could turn into a bat. "

那部恐怖电影里有个厉害的吸血鬼，他能变成蝙蝠。

mythology literature supernatural inhuman character story culture being

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verb

勾引，诱惑，榨取。

To seduce or exploit someone.

Examples :

"She tried to vamp the new intern to get him to do all her work. "

她想勾引那个新来的实习生，让他把她的工作全做了。

character action human moral

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noun

义勇消防员，义务消防员

A volunteer firefighter.

Examples :

"The school's new volunteer fire safety team includes several dedicated vamps. "

学校新成立的消防安全志愿者团队里，有好几位非常热心的义务消防员。

job person service organization