knock-about

英 ['nɒkəb'aʊt] 美 ['nɒkəb'aʊt]

• adj. 结实的；吵闹的
• n. 快帆船

英英释义

名词 knockabout:

1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

动词 knock about:

1. strike against forcefully

2. be around; be alive or active

形容词 knockabout:

1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

2. suitable for rough use

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. About his waist he wore an old brass-buckled leather belt, which was the one thing solid in his whole accoutrement.
   他腰间系着的一根旧铜扣皮带是他这身装束中唯一结实的东西。