camping

1. N-COUNT A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay. (難民、囚犯、士兵等的) 集中生活營

...a refugee camp. …一個難民營。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a group of people who all support a particular person, policy, or idea as a particular camp. 陣營

The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats. 這篇新聞稿引發了戈爾陣營和民主黨其他高層的激烈抗議。

3. N-VAR A camp is an outdoor area with cabins, tents, or trailers where people stay on holiday. 度假營

4. N-VAR A camp is a collection of tents or trailers where people are living or staying, usually temporarily while they are travelling. 營地

...gypsy camps. …吉普賽人的營地。

5. V-I If you camp somewhere, you stay or live there for a short time in a tent or trailer, or in the open air. 宿營; 露營

We camped near the beach. 我們在海灘附近宿營。

6. PHRASAL VERB Camp out means the same as . 宿營; 露營

For six months they camped out in a meadow at the back of the house. 他們在房子後麪的草地上露宿了6個月。

7. campingN-UNCOUNT 宿營; 露營

They went camping in the wild. 他們在野外露營。

8. ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour, performance, or style of dress as camp, you mean that it is exaggerated and amusing, often in a way that is thought to be typical of some male homosexuals. 裝模作樣的; 忸怩作態的[非正式]

James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance. 詹姆斯·巴倫忸怩作態的表縯令人忍俊不禁。

9. V to perform or invest with a camp quality 以營地特征執行; 以營地特征授予

10. N a camp quality, style, etc 營地特性; 營地類型

11. →see also concentration camp