<美,俚>索取;逛;闲荡;闲着;
词源记忆法
来自中古英语moochen,装穷,来自古法语mucer,逃避,隐藏,躲避,来自PIE*meugh,骗子,贼,可能来自PIE*meug,黏的,滑的,词源同muggy,mucus.由滑引申词义狡猾,老滑头,骗子,乞丐,最后词义通俗化,用于指闲逛,无所事事的溜达。
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短语动词 mooch around 在…徘徊(或游荡)
He's always mooching off his friends.
他总是向朋友讨钱花。
Andrew was left to mooch around the house on his own.
只剩安德鲁一人在屋里走来走去。
Old Flint's son does nothing but mooch about from morning till night.
老弗林特的儿子整天闲逛;什么事也不干.
He's happy to mooch around the house all day.
他就愿意在家里闲待着。
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