| 词汇 | scallywag |
| 释义 | scallywag noun[ C ] UKinformalhumorousuk /ˈskæl.i.wæɡ/ us /ˈskæl.i.wæɡ/(US usuallyscalawag) someone, especially a child, who has behaved badly but who is still liked淘气鬼，小坏蛋 Synonyms monkey(CHILD)informal rascal scampold-fashioned tyke(CHILD)UKinformal a child childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever. boyThere's a new boy in my class. girlThe girl's name is Sally. kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school. kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair. little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now. Children & babies ankle-biter arrival babe babe in arms baby children comfort blanket crawler designer baby devil munchkin neonate new addition nipper only child teethe tiddler tike toddler toilet-trained Examples of scallywagscallywag I said there was always a percentage of scallywags who never contributed to trade unions or anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would mean that every conceivable person, every crook, spy or any sort of scallywag, could come into the country and take up residence here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is to prevent some scallywag from losing his licence and asking for a new one? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are regarded as "scallywags," because we have not honoured our obligations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The prisoners there are not stars, not first offenders, but the ordinary prison scallywags. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that the law is difficult to enforce on scallywags who are determined to evade it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I sympathise with the desire to keep scallywags out of this great industry, but a person may be dubbed a scallywag when he is not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The more liberal the licensing laws of this country, the less reason there will be for scallywags to take advantage of the loopholes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are always a certain number of scallywags who will contribute nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may be young scallywags, but they surely do not deserve such treatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scallywag in every profession has to submit to the withdrawal of his certificate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Which foreign countries regard us as "scallywags"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Which countries are calling this country scallywags? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot approach cases in an emotional spasm, or on the basis that the defendant is a scallywag, and the book should be thrown at him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But also we are under a duty not to pass what we have not considered, and not to be oppressive even in our dealings with scallywags. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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