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chaperon

US // (ˈʃæpəˌrəʊn) //

陪护,陪伴,陪伴者,陪护者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an older or married woman who accompanies or supervises a young unmarried woman on social occasions
    • : someone who accompanies and supervises a group, esp of young people, usually when in public places
v.动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act as a chaperon to

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Examples

  • They surround themselves with the atmosphere of the demi-monde and forget that a wrinkle is as fatal as a chaperon.

  • I've said from the very first, it's downright indecent for a girl to live alone on a farm—no chaperon, not even a woman servant.

  • She'll soon wilt when she sees we mean business—either go, or take a chaperon, or marry the man, whichever she prefers.

  • Charles Farnham, Mrs. Courtney, the chaperon; a maid, and several servants had accompanied Nita here.

  • The students might leave the grounds at any time during the day, but never in the evening without a chaperon.