The lambs were capering about in the fields. 小羊羔在田野里跳跃嬉戏。
The lambs were capering in the fields. 小羊在田野里欢快地蹦蹦跳跳。
A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper. 滑稽动作滑稽夸张的动作或姿势;怪诞动作
caper
[ noun ]
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
<noun.plant>
pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
<noun.food>
a crime (especially a robbery)
<noun.act> the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis
a playful leap or hop
<noun.act>
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
<noun.act> it was all done in play their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
<noun.act> [ verb ]
jump about playfully
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Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n. {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See {Capriole}.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.
Caper \Ca"per\, n. A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
{To cut a caper}, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. --Shak.
Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.
Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al-kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles.
2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also {caper bush}, {caper tree}.
Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The {Capparis sodada} is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
{Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.
{Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
The agency is engaged in an "educational caper," he asserted.
There are other eagerly anticipated summer movies as well: "Another 48 HRS.," sequel to the Eddie Murphy-Nick Nolte cop caper; Tom Cruise's car racing movie, "Days of Thunder"; and "Die Hard 2," a sequel to the Bruce Willis thriller.
Robertson wrote that the "seemingly undue harshness" of the sentence "for Ashley's great sardine caper is evidenced" by comments from prosecutors that they would not oppose a lighter sentence.
In this caper, a bark won't scare intruders away but actually encourages them to commit crimes.
Hoffman and Beatty as a couple of down-and-out songwriters in a caper in the mythical land of Ishtar; it was initially due for release last Christmas.
As the folks in the Iran-Contra caper discovered, these files are much harder to erase than you might think.
The president said he simply informed stewards, "Don't you dare bring me another sprig!" This may sound like a corny caper, but President Bush is giving broccoli the kohlrabi shoulder.
In fourth was Tom Selleck's prison drama "An Innocent Man," earning $3.605 million. "Black Rain," the international crime caper starring Michael Douglas, earned $3.4 million last weekend.