◙ verb 1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction] walk heavily or noisily • 重步行走 »he tramped about the room. 他在房间里噔噔地走来走去。 walk through or over a place wearily or reluctantly and for long distances • （艰难地）长途跋涉 »we have tramped miles over mountain and moorland. 我们越过高山，穿过沼泽，长距离跋涉。 [with obj.] tread or stamp on • 踩，踏 »one of the few wines still tramped by foot. 一种仍用脚踏法酿造的酒。 ◙ noun 1. a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar • 漂泊者，流浪汉，乞丐 2. [in sing.] the sound of heavy steps, typically of several people • （尤指多人）沉重的脚步声 »the tramp of marching feet. 重重的行军脚步声。 3. [in sing.] a long walk, typically a tiring one • （尤指令人疲惫的）长途跋涉 »she was freshly returned from a tramp round Norwich. 她刚从诺里奇跋涉回来。 4. [usu. as modifier] a cargo vessel that carries goods between many different ports rather than sailing a fixed route • （航线不定的）货船 »a tramp steamer. 一艘不定期货船。 5. (informal, chiefly US)a promiscuous woman • [非正式，主美] 荡妇，淫妇 6. a metal plate protecting the sole of a boot used for digging • （为挖地而穿的长统靴底）金属片 the top of the blade of a spade • 铲尖
【派生】
♦ tramper noun ♦ trampish adjective
【语源】
1. late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Low German origin. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent