vamp

英 [væmp] 美 [væmp]

• n. 鞋面；荡妇
• v. 捏造；[音]即席伴奏；修补；勾引

英英释义

Noun:

1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

2. an improvised musical accompaniment

3. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

Verb:

1. make up;

   "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
   

2. piece (something old) with a new part;

   "vamp up an old speech"
   

3. act seductively with (someone)

4. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp;

   "revamp my old boots"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Mm...The vamp material is superb.
   嗯，鞋的面料很不错。
2. That vamp picks up new guys every weekend.
   那荡妇每周末都钓不同的男人。

用作动词 (v.)

1. John vamped up a few rumors to discredit his enemy.
   约翰编造一些谣言去中伤他的敌人。
2. She can always vamp up some new excuse for coming late.
   她总能编出某种新的借口为其迟到辩解。
3. I can vamp up the wall,but it won't look good.
   我能修补这堵墙，但不好看。

经典引文

• Old furniture..re-burnished and vamped up.

  出自： Disraeli

• Don't try to vamp me, woman. I've paid you all the compliments I'm going to.

  出自： L. M. Montgomery

词汇搭配

• vamp up 拼凑

近反义词

【近义词】

• vamp up 拼凑
• tease 揶揄者
• prickteaser 卖弄风情的女子...
• vamper 补靴匠
• flirt 调情的人
• minx 顽皮的女孩
• revamp 改造
• coquette 卖弄风情之女子...