幾個單詞

Camp

Labour Camp 勞教所

camp

1

in the mountains/forest etc

 [uncountable and countable] a place where people stay in tents, shelters etc for a short time, usually in the mountains, a forest etc:

Let's go back to camp - it's getting dark.

a camp near Lake Ellen Wilson

The soldiers broke camp (=took down their tents etc)and left before dawn.

pitch/make camp (=set up a tent or shelter)

It was dark by the time we pitched camp.

We set up camp (=made the camping place ready) at nearby Icicle Lake.The expedition's base camp (=main camp) was 6,000 feet below the summit.

mining/logging etc camp (=a camp where people stay when they are doing these kinds of jobs)

2

 prison/labour/detention etc camp

a place where people are kept for a particular reason, when they do not want to be there:

a refugee camp just across the border

➔ concentration camp

3

for children

 [uncountable and countable] a place where young people go to take part in activities, and where they usually stay for several days or weeks:

The camp offers hiking, fishing, canoeing, and boating.

scout camp

Two years ago, she started a summer camp for girls aged 8 and older.

tennis/football etc camp (=a camp where you can do one particular activity)

➔ day camp, holiday camp

4

group of people

 [countable] a group of people or organizations who have the same ideas or principles, especially in politics:

the extreme right-wing camp of the party

At least Lynne is definitely in your camp (=supports you rather than someone else, and agrees with your ideas).

➔ have a foot in both camps

 at foot1 (21)

5

military

 [countable] a permanent place where soldiers live or train:

Donny is stationed at Camp Pendleton.

con‧sen‧sus [singular, uncountable]

an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts

consensus on/about

a lack of consensus about the aims of the project

consensus that

There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world.

The EU Council of Finance Ministers failed to reach aconsensus on the pace of integration.

the current consensus of opinion

The general consensus was that technology was a good thing.

the consensus politics of the fifties

in‧mate [countable]

someone who is being kept in a prison

 柯林斯高級英漢雙解詞典 

in·mate /ɪnmeɪt/ ( inmates ) CET6+

• N-COUNT The inmates of a prison or mental hospital are the prisoners or patients who are living there. 監犯; (精神病院的) 住院者

  例: ...education for prison inmates.

  …對囚犯們的教育。

pros‧ti‧tu‧tion [uncountable]

the work of prostitutes

campaign [intransitive]

to lead or take part in a series of actions intended to achieve a particular social or political result

campaign for/against

a group campaigning against the destruction of the rainforests

dissident

持不同政見者

hint [intransitive and transitive]

to suggest something in an indirect way, but so that someone can guess your meaning

hint at

What are you hinting at?

hint (that)

He hinted strongly that he might be prepared to send troops in.

China hints at reforming labor camp system.

hint /hɪnt/ ( hints, hinting, hinted ) CET4

• N-COUNT A hint is a suggestion about something that is made in an indirect way. 暗示

  例: I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work up here.

  我暗示要在這裏舉辦一次他的作品展。

  PHRASE If you take a hint, you understand something that is suggested to you indirectly. 領會暗示

  例: "I think I hear the telephone ringing."－"Okay, I can take a hint."

  “我想我聽見了電話在響。”－“好的，我明白你的意思。”

• V-I If you hint at something, you suggest it in an indirect way. 暗示

  例: She hinted at the possibility of a treat of some sort.

  她暗示可以找找樂子什麼的。

• N-COUNT A hint is a helpful piece of advice, usually about how to do something. 建議

  例: Here are some helpful hints to make your journey easier.

  這裏是一些有用的建議，可以使你的旅途更舒適。

• N-SING A hint of something is a very small amount of it. 微量

  例: She added only a hint of vermouth to the gin.

  她往杜松子酒裏只加了一點兒苦艾酒。