vamoose

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To run away (from); to flee. ambitransitive,slang
    — Speaking of the room in which I locked McIndoe — I will preface by saying that Mac "vamoosed that ranch" that very day and left me alone.
  2. To depart; go away. intransitive,slang
    — You can vamoose now—no question of having to get me out. We've arranged for messages.
  3. To hurry. intransitive,slang
    — Some members of civil rights organizations present said they have heard that Negroes seeking housing in the [sundown] towns had been intimidated and that 'vamoose' warnings have been in vogue for the past year.

词形变化

vamooses present,singular,third-person vamoosing participle,present vamoosed participle,past vamoosed past vamos alternative vamoosh alternative vamose alternative vamous alternative vamouse alternative

词汇关系

反义词
linger remain

词源

Alteration of Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Doublet of namous.
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