trollop

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈtɹɒl.əp/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A strumpet; a whore. derogatory
    — Many an unfortunate Tuppenny trollop has gone from the old hag's den to the special ward at Little Bay, but not before the fell disease of the harlotic slums has been spread broadcast among the reckless patrons.
动词 v.
  1. to act in a sluggish or slovenly manner
  2. to dangle soggily: become bedraggled Scotland
  3. to behave like a trollop
  4. Of a horse: to move with a gait between a trot and a gallop; to canter.

词形变化

trollops plural trollops present,singular,third-person trolloping participle,present trolloped participle,past trolloped past

词源

词源 1
Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).
词源 2
Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).
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