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单词 vagabond
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vagabond
noun[C]
old useorliterary
uk
/ˈvæɡ.ə.bɒnd/us
/ˈvæɡ.ə.bɑːnd/
apersonwho has nohomeand usually nojob, and whotravelsfromplacetoplace:
流浪者；（通常指）无业游民
Theylivea vagabondlife/existence,travellingaround in acaravan.他们开着大篷车四处漂泊过活。
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(Definition ofvagabondfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvagabond

vagabond
They were not always distinguishable from vagabonds and ordinary travellers.
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Workers were regarded as distinct from vagabonds and the state abolished truck for most industrial workers, instead of granting special dispensations for certain groups.
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All those without the laissez-passer were designated ' vagabonds ', but the requirement of the laissez-passer did little to curtail illegal movement.
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It became a separation of the industrious class, or the laboring poor, from the vagabonds or the permanently unemployed.
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Protection was therefore extended to many industrial workers, who by virtue of their employment were not vagabonds and thus deserved legislative defense from truck.
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There was an essentially moral and symbolic motive behind the punishment of vagabonds.
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This was our sole reference point as we were vagabonds not tied economically to, or dependent on, any country.
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As the economy industrialized, social ideology began to reclassify the less well off into the industrious poor and vagabonds.
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As a rootlessvagabond, he had no allegiances or obligations.
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In some respects, thevagabondmay also be seen as country cousin to the ^ metropolitan flaneur.
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No punishment can be too severe for such vagabonds and scamps that are in our towns and cities everywhere.
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We always knew that they were rascals, twisters, vagabonds and rogues.
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It is not so long ago since actors were classified as rogues and vagabonds.
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The lawyers, vagabonds that they are, made out that case for the employers.
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It is a myth that these refuges serve only vagabonds who enjoy a life on the open road.
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