camp

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. (难民、囚犯、士兵等的) 集中生活营

...a refugee camp. …一个难民营。

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

The press release provoked furious protests from the Gore camp and other top Democrats. 这篇新闻稿引发了戈尔阵营和民主党其他高层的激烈抗议。

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

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

...gypsy camps. …吉普赛人的营地。

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. 宿营; 露营

We camped near the beach. 我们在海滩附近宿营。

6. PHRASAL VERB Camp out means the same as . 宿营; 露营

For six months they camped out in a meadow at the back of the house. 他们在房子后面的草地上露宿了6个月。

7. campingN-UNCOUNT 宿营; 露营

They went camping in the wild. 他们在野外露营。

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. 装模作样的; 忸怩作态的[非正式]

James Barron turns in a delightfully camp performance. 詹姆斯·巴伦忸怩作态的表演令人忍俊不禁。

9. V to perform or invest with a camp quality 以营地特征执行; 以营地特征授予

10. N a camp quality, style, etc 营地特性; 营地类型

11. →see also concentration camp