英语词汇“camp”的意思、释义、用法解释及翻译-春雷网

camp¹

noun kampkæmp

1A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people.
（尤指士兵、难民或旅行者的）临时居住地，营地
Example sentencesExamples
- Regrouping in camps diminishes resistance, facilitates extermination and makes it possible to camouflage it, to give it the appearance of a natural death.
- Its reporters visited nearly 50 camps, ranging from major bases to relatively isolated outposts.
- Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporary shelters.
- Now, there's a 21st century twist on the Potemkin village: Potemkin refugee camps!
- There were too few American troops on the ground and so police stations, ministries, army camps and government buildings were left wide open to the mobs.
- Over four million are in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.
- There are reports of some voting in refugee camps outside the city.
- Some have taken up residence in private homes while others have gone to abandoned villages or refugee camps.
- ‘We are not going to seize scout camps and little pup tents,’ Ms Rydalch said.
- The writings of young teenage boys and girls in different refugee camps and occupied towns are the most moving part of the book.
- This is the first time a facility inside the camp was hit since Japanese troops were deployed there in January this year.
- The plan is still under discussion, but the idea is to move people temporarily to tent camps while workers clean and disinfect one neighbourhood at a time.
- Also, the conditions within refugee camps and other aid distribution centers are not conducive to methodical record-keeping.
- For example, artillery crewmen could be asked to do a rotation at a POW camp or a refugee camp.
- People are forced into overcrowded camps and public buildings, and spread of communicable diseases is facilitated.
- Those who managed to escape often turn to the refugee camps in neighboring Chad.
- The people in the cities and surrounding refugee camps are desperate.
- In that misty dawn I rose from our tent in a crowded camp outside the town, with one of the worst hangovers I can recall.
- Many neighborhoods, towns, villages, and refugee camps were badly damaged or destroyed.
- We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee camp, or a shantytown.
Synonyms
bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base
1. 1.1 A complex of buildings for holiday accommodation, with recreational facilities.
  （尤指有大量娱乐设施的）度假营地
  Example sentencesExamples
  The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction.
  Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year.
  As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford.
  On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch.
  The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling.
  Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels.
  Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool.
  I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots.
  When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity.
  The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities.
  I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period.
  The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting.
  These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose.
  Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’.
  Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself.
  But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings.
  Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps.
  Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities.
  She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family.
  Synonyms
  bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base
2. 1.2North American A summer holiday programme for children, offering a range of activities.
  〈北美〉（儿童）夏令营
  he became the dramatic counselor at camp
  Example sentencesExamples
  UP to 60 Brazilian soccer coaches will conduct more than sixty soccer camps in Ireland this summer, in an attempt to introduce something of the Latin game to our style.
  Summer will be here before you know it, and now is the time to start making plans for camps and other activities that will keep your children entertained.
  The scouts continue with their activities during the summer and trips and camps are planned.
  The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction.
  But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings.
  Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels.
  Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps.
  Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool.
  I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots.
  Camps have opened their doors for fun and sun.
  These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose.
  On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch.
  Besides the variety of activities the camps offer, there are friendships and memories to cherish for a lifetime.
  As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford.
  The camps offer a myriad range of courses covering music, art, dance, karate and more.
  The camp will involve many activities including various sports, relay games, mini-games and an aqua splash session in the swimming pool.
  The group also says these fees are important to help fund its other activities, from writing camps for kids in the Berkshires to readings on Indian reservations.
  Parents are welcome to join their wards during weekends and see for themselves the activities at the camps.
  A number of summer camps and their own swim camps took place during the school holidays as well as swimming lessons and Aquafit sessions on Saturdays
  The activity camp is open to boys and girls from senior infants to sixth class.
  She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family.
  When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity.
  The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting.
  Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’.
  The Leisure Centre will be running action-packed fun and activity camps again this summer.
  Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year.
  The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities.
  I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period.
  Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities.
  He allowed himself to be lulled asleep by the Principal's ideas of science camps and summer math programs.
  Typically, the camps offer a daily programme of activities and events to keep children busy all day.
  Activities like camps and trips cost extra and vary from group to group.
  The Fun and Activity camps will be held from July 12 to 16 and from July 19 to 23.
  Work hard in school, sample lots of afterschool activities, and find out about summer courses or camps, as well as internship opportunities.
  One of the activities in the camp includes interactive sessions with the parents.
  The £900 raised on the day was used to maintain the boats and to help with camps and other activities run by the group.
  He has recently returned from a trip to America to help launch Camp Fiver, a recreational camp for underprivileged children in New York State.
  Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself.
  The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling.
3. 1.3mass noun Temporary overnight lodging in tents.
  野营，宿营
  we pitched camp at a fine spot
  我们在一个舒适的地点扎营。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Philip once commented that he pitched camp to suit the needs of his baggage animals.
  As we rode into the forest and made camp, I promised myself to really tell her how I felt and what I really was.
  They made camp and watched for more than a week but nothing came.
  She was only a few nights from the monastery when she pitched camp in a desolate swamp.
  In the thick of this, well away from the road, they made camp and waited for the light of dawn.
  We had pitched camp at dusk, raising the tents beside the ruins of an old rest house on a bluff of rock named Maggu Chatti.
  I made camp and a fire and laid my soldier uniform out for her to lie on.
  An acceptable site was eventually arrived at and we pitched camp.
  Late that night they made camp in a field by the river.
  We pitched camp about two kilometers out from Mount Crean on the Lashly Glacier.
  But as they found a quiet spot and pitched camp for the night, an ominous character appeared on horseback
  They hiked for the rest of the day and made camp just before sunset.
  As we made camp well into our fourth night on the road, I curled up into a little ball, pretending to sleep until I was sure all the others were slumbering.
  Jahson had cleared up the camp, and no one would ever have known that humans had made camp there.
  We had ridden over 22 miles when we finally made camp near Taylorsville on the South Anna River.
  They rode out of town quickly, avoiding all people and continued riding until they made camp in a dense forest.
  We had her secured in a tent when we made camp last night.
  They pitched camp near a stream, where they caught fish for supper, and the horses could graze on fresh, moist grass.
  They pitched camp in backyards, in the woods or on the beach.
  I suppose memories of their last show was still fresh on the minds of everyone as they pitched camp.
4. 1.4British Archaeology An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially an Iron Age hill fort.
  〔考古〕〈英〉史前古营垒遗址（尤指铁器时代的山上营垒）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Bison and elks were actually expanding before and during human colonization, and their fossilized bones pop up in prehistoric hunter camps, he says.
  The palace which was built over the site of the Roman camp is likely to have been erected by Cogidubnus, although he may not have lived to see it completed in the late 70s.
  Artefacts include Roman pottery, bones and flints which show the town was the site of a camp used by nomadic hunters nearly 7,000 years ago.
  In A.D. 71, the Romans erected a camp at the site of modern day York, where the Foss flows into the Ouse.
  This comprised an enclosure bounded by a single rampart and ditch on the eastern summit, more or less over the site of the Neolithic camp.
2The supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively.
（由某政党或某学说支持者组成的）阵营
both the liberal and conservative camps were annoyed by his high-handed manner
自由党和保守党两派阵营都被他的高压手段给惹怒了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Both camps regard nature as a world in which the human being cannot meaningfully participate.
- Both camps hope that the party can examine itself, and respond to the public's expectation for morally upright officials and improved government efficiency.
- In this regard the situation clearly favors the conservative camp.
- Both the ruling and opposition camps should support it.
- Both camps ' business supporters claim to be advancing the best interests of corporate Sweden.
- While they will surely attempt to show a semblance of unity in the run-up to May's poll, there can be little doubt that tensions between the two camps and their supporters will hit the headlines again soon.
- The party hopes the pro-democracy camp will win at least half of the 60 seats.
- Partisan research studies have been produced that support both camps.
- Many of the contributors explain how Reagan influenced their shift from liberal or moderate politics into the conservative camp.
- The day even saw minor clashes among female supporters of the three camps.
- Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing.
- In this regard, the ruling camp should immediately stop interfering in the investigation in view of the law.
- The election fever is sweeping through Zambia and it is not a surprise there is pushing and pulling amongst politicians both in the ruling party and the opposition camps.
- In this regard, the political camps ought to tackle the issue of changing the presidential election system only after they help state affairs run smoothly and efficiently.
- Supporters of all camps acknowledge the need to attract young people into the party.
- The inter-city rivalry between two large camps of supporters will add an edge to what promises to be an enthralling evening.
- Scrappiness in both camps was keeping the supporters on the edge of their seats for all the wrong reasons.
- You have different camps in both parties, Kitty.
- Regardless of the camp, each party will basically put its self-development as its first priority.
- The protesters came from two different camps; one group supporting the minister's decision, the other opposing it.
Synonyms
faction, wing, side, group, party, lobby, caucus, bloc, clique, coterie, set, sect, cabal
3South African A fenced field or enclosed area for grazing.
〈南非〉（有围栏或圈围的）放牧区
Example sentencesExamples
- Fencing the boundaries of a farm, its camps and paddocks can cost as much as the land.
1. 3.1Australian, NZ A place where livestock regularly congregate or where a mustered herd is assembled.
  〈澳／新西兰〉放牧集中地

verb kampkæmp

[no object]

1Live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday.
（尤指度假）野营，宿营；露营
holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet
可供你野营或在小木屋留宿的度假公园。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is also estimated that some one-in-three adults have been camping or taken a caravan holiday at some time.
- We were living in the woods, camping out in tents.
- I keep dreaming I'm camping with this gorgeous woman, sometimes in army tents, sometimes in mountain tents, sometimes in wigwams.
- I think it's fate that whenever you set up a tent when you go camping, there is always something missing.
- The first leisure visitors did so under the guise of hunting and normally camped in lean-tos or tents.
- It is now a ghost town with only a few cottages still occupied, but there are interesting historic walks, a thirty bunk lodge, and plenty of space for tent camping.
- Participants will still be welcome to arrive on Sunday, and those who camp may stay over Friday night if they wish.
- I recommend this to anyone for your first day in any strange place, even if the rest of the week you plan on camping without a tent.
- I would be camping at Kurow Holiday Park which sits right on the back door step of the mighty Waitaki River.
- Hunters can stay safe by not camping in dry waterways.
- For most of our stay, we camped on the property of a man who hunts to provide meat a couple of times a week for his family.
- All I really knew was that we would be camping in a tent.
- With the other soldiers he camped in tents at the racetrack.
- Many had driven from across Germany, pitched tents on the grass and camped for the weekend.
- Twenty years ago an enterprising Jack Jackson ran diving holidays from here, his visitors camping in the courtyard of the lighthouse.
- ‘We've spent a few holidays camping out there with the girls,’ Frank Karreman says.
- Since disappearing, they had been camping in a tent in a field at Eldwick and had been visiting Mark's house to pick up some further provisions when they were seen.
- He added that his biggest concern was for people camping in the local caravan park and on the school fields.
- The river bends inwards away from here, and they could have lit a fire and camped with their tents against the cliffs for protection against the winds.
- If you're camping on tarmac, it helps to have a tent that will stay up with a minimum number of pegs
Synonyms
pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac
South African outspan
1. 1.1 Lodge temporarily, especially in an inappropriate or uncomfortable place.
  （尤指在不合适或不舒适的地方）临时住宿
  we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom
  我们在传教团教室里借宿了一晚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They camped out at a local garage rock band's house and played noisy, careening rhythms to a small number of bemused punks at the old Multipurpose Rumpus Room.
  If the cops camped out at the corner of Spadina and College, they could cover the costs of their salaries by ticketing bike-lane parkers.
  An incident from the summer of 1997, when the miners camped out at Gorbatyi Bridge and demanded that the government pay back wages, could serve as an example of their apathy.
  We all camped out in the living room, but it was too hot to sleep well.
  They camped out on York's pavements overnight to ensure the best view of the regal visitors.
  When the tickets went on sale last March they sold out in two hours, leaving an number of fans who had camped out overnight angry their efforts were in vain.
  And of course, there are dozen of reporters camped out right here in front of the federal prison.
  Thousands of drenched and mud-covered concert goers who had camped out at Fairyhouse slowly made their way back home yesterday after braving heavy downpours over the weekend.
  Travellers who camped out at St Michael's Hospital claimed they were treated unfairly by residents, before they moved off the site.
  Television crews from as far away as America and Japan camped out in Malmesbury and news helicopters circled over the town, looking for the outlaw pigs, which were soon nicknamed Butch and Sundance.
  For more than three weeks, villagers have camped out in their village hall demanding the ouster of the mayor and new elections.
  Guards camped out all night at every entrance to the estate to send off would-be gatecrashers.
  Wellwishers began gathering in force in the centre of Windsor shortly after dawn, adding to the small but hardy band that camped out on pavements overnight to ensure a good view of the Guildhall.
  I backed my pickup up under a shade tree, camped out on the open tailgate, and drew flight patterns on a roughly sketched map of the area within my view.
  The Waterboys camped out at Windmill Lane, the studio made famous by U2, and promptly began to make some elbow room for themselves.
  Reporters camped out in her mother's garden.
  On the first night, over 40 tents are set up and homeless and poor people spend the night camped out in the park.
  To research the book, Waters camped out in the Imperial War Museum near her flat.
  Picasso camped out in the spare bedroom, between the wall and the nearby wardrobe, atop some luggage.
  Scouts searched two buildings where insurgents have camped out.
2. 1.2 Remain persistently in one place.
  盘踞，据守
  the press will be camping on your doorstep once they get on to this story
  一旦新闻界知道了这个故事，他们会长期守候在你家门口。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The press camping on my parents doorstep was a bit of a novelty for them.
  Poor old Amelia Morris had the press camping round the clock on the front lawn of her suburban home.
  For the remaining minutes Banbridge camped on the Naas line and tried everything they knew to breach the Naas defence.
  When we were first starting up, we virtually camped on the doorstep of a business until they said yes to us.
  Remaining silent, they camped in the bush until the other group had left.
  Kain's men had camped outside the syndicate building, waiting for their boss to return.
  He should have gone up to London and camped on the doorstep until he got the document.
  The press camped outside his house.
2Australian NZ (of livestock) assemble together for rest.
〈澳／新西兰〉（牲畜）集中休息
3South African with object Divide (land) and enclose with fences.
〈南非〉分（地），扎围栏

Phrases

break camp

Take down a tent or the tents of an encampment ready to leave.
拔营，撤营
Example sentencesExamples
- They were nearly silent for the rest of that afternoon, even after they broke camp and continued on their way for the remainder of the day.
- After days of preparation, they were finally ready to break camp for good.
- Finally, on the morning of July 18 the regiment broke camp and boarded the transport Pennsylvania to ship out for the Philippines.
- They set up the camp, cook meals and break camp, leaving the traveler to enjoy the trek without the physical hardship of toting heavy packs.
- The couple broke camp at first light and continued their trek.
- Afterwards we broke camp, and piled into the hummer again.
- We were more than eager to be up early the next morning, and wordlessly broke camp, and trudged along after Matt, peering through the thick air for a rooftop, a sure sign of the next rest stop to come.
- I immediately broke camp and headed for the Cimarron River Valley, southwest of Gunnison, on a tip from a local farmer who said it was one of his favorite places in the world.
- They broke camp, and then mounted their horses.
- In the morning they broke camp and continued riding.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus 'level ground', specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.

Rhymes

amp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp

camp²

adjective kampkæmp

informal

1(of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate.
（男人或其举止）极为女性化的
a heavily made-up and highly camp actor
浓妆艳抹、极为忸怩作态的男演员。
Example sentencesExamples
- When I got there, the nurse, a slightly camp guy from the Philippines, shook his head with an expression somewhere between horror and sympathy.
- I have met, I believe, the two most affectedly camp people in the country, and I have the mental scars to prove it.
- We are no strangers to men dressing as women, but they are generally either grossly exaggerated or come across as merely camp.
- I don't if that the fact that all my gay friends are watching it says something about the demographic of the event's appeal or the fact that I just know a lot of camp gay men.
- This would make a sad camp man with a receding hairline the ultimate in coolness.
- So far the woman has voted off four blokes - all of whom have been quite camp - and only one of them has turned out to be gay.
- Nicholas, in his own effeminately camp style, made the waitress describe the contents of several of the desserts, and only chose something after much cogitation.
- I've known some very camp gay men through friends and they can be a real laugh to be with if you don't get strung up on your own sexuality when you are in their world.
- We went to Comptons and were joined by Scottish guy and camp bartender friend of Stephens.
- Rosenthal, for all his camp flamboyance at the Alternative Miss World, is married to a curator at the Prado museum in Madrid and has two daughters.
Synonyms
effeminate, effete, foppish, affected, niminy-piminy, mincing, posturing
informal campy
informal, derogatory poncey, limp-wristed, pansyish, queeny, faggy
1. 1.1 Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style.
  （尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的
  the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome
  这部电影给人的感觉似乎夸张胜于震惊或恐惧。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mother Clap's Molly House is a camp spectacle reminiscent of music hall and it has some shockingly funny one liners.
  The troupe is led by an extremely camp performer in the Stuart Wagstaff mould.
  His camp, squeaking, self-absorbed, Irish puppydog charm worked its magic on the voting audience.
  But the camp performer always knows that he is being sentimental and enjoys the indulgence.
  It's retro kitsch, wonderfully camp, gleefully perverse and exaggerated and utterly great fun throughout.
  These shows are some distance from either the cheeky chappy style which made Paul Daniels a star, or the camp melodrama of American David Copperfield.
  It's hard to know where provocation ends and camp self-parody begins.
  Before every number, Stipe ripped a sheet of paper from a pad with camp theatrical flourish.
  He is the hyper-active dynamo in a very strong cast, giving a showy performance full of camp malice.
  Featuring an ageing Las Vegas showgirl, brilliantly performed by Nadine Tyson, it mixed camp style and pathos with the glitz and energy of showbiz.
  The mannerisms of the male troupers were too deliberately camp to capture the nuances of the Kern stories they were supposed to be illustrating.
  She covers this with deft skill and a versatile voice that can sweetly caress or swoop with camp theatrical grandeur.
  Indeed, Olivier had a peculiar prose style, both camp and grandiose.
  Synonyms
  exaggerated, theatrical, actorly, affected, mannered, flamboyant, extravagant, overripe
  informal over the top, OTT, camped up

noun kampkæmp

mass nouninformal

Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behaviour or style.
（尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的
Hollywood camp
好莱坞的造作。
Example sentencesExamples
- With its abundant use of tiaras, leather boots, heavy makeup it was a romp that cleverly indulged in theatrical camp, yet steered clear of more obvious homosexual camp.
- It's all a far cry from the formality and overblown camp of Sketch.
- What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes.
- It wears its queerness like a flashy Dolce and Gabbana blouse, with style and humor and camp - but an intentional lack of tragedy.
- This lends an air of deliberate camp to a play that needs no such favours, and which would amuse with more subtlety in their absence.
- The film deliberately plays for camp and kitsch, and then suddenly it becomes quite gothic.
- In the hands of less-assured actors, The Maids can slip into humourless camp.
- It is a dazzling performance layered with more than a hint of theatrical camp.

verb kampkæmp

[no object]informal

(of a man) behave in an ostentatiously effeminate way.
（男人）举止明显女性化，女性气；忸怩作态
he camped it up a bit for the cameras
他照相时有点忸怩作态。
Example sentencesExamples
- If he is camping it up for the cameras, he is almost as good an actor as he is a chef.
- It was just wonderful, because he was camping it up, that's all.
- Some camped it up, some got sleazy, others sat very far back in their cushions paralysed with fear.
Synonyms
posture, behave theatrically, behave affectedly, overact, overdo it, go overboard
informal show off, ham it up
North American informal cop an attitude

Derivatives

campery

noun

informal

It overflows with the dark campery that has become the playhouse's appreciated hallmark.
Example sentencesExamples
- And with all six talented members of his band following skittish suit, the concert veered into outrageous campery.
- Throughout all their intellectual campery about mystique, it was not her habit to say anything.
- All campery and 1970s kitsch, they have been a shining light in an otherwise dreary swamp of bad pop.
- Although I loved it instantly at the time, it soon felt like one piece of tacky, rainbow-flagged campery too many, its initial appeal wearing off like stale poppers.

campness

noun

informal

Origin

Early 20th century: of unknown origin.

camp¹

nounkampkæmp

1A place with temporary accommodations of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, prisoners, or travelers.
（尤指士兵、难民或旅行者的）临时居住地，营地
the enemy camp
a detention camp
the shot woke the whole camp
Example sentencesExamples
- We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee camp, or a shantytown.
- Over four million are in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.
- Regrouping in camps diminishes resistance, facilitates extermination and makes it possible to camouflage it, to give it the appearance of a natural death.
- Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporary shelters.
- People are forced into overcrowded camps and public buildings, and spread of communicable diseases is facilitated.
- For example, artillery crewmen could be asked to do a rotation at a POW camp or a refugee camp.
- Now, there's a 21st century twist on the Potemkin village: Potemkin refugee camps!
- This is the first time a facility inside the camp was hit since Japanese troops were deployed there in January this year.
- The plan is still under discussion, but the idea is to move people temporarily to tent camps while workers clean and disinfect one neighbourhood at a time.
- There were too few American troops on the ground and so police stations, ministries, army camps and government buildings were left wide open to the mobs.
- The writings of young teenage boys and girls in different refugee camps and occupied towns are the most moving part of the book.
- The people in the cities and surrounding refugee camps are desperate.
- There are reports of some voting in refugee camps outside the city.
- Its reporters visited nearly 50 camps, ranging from major bases to relatively isolated outposts.
- Those who managed to escape often turn to the refugee camps in neighboring Chad.
- Also, the conditions within refugee camps and other aid distribution centers are not conducive to methodical record-keeping.
- Many neighborhoods, towns, villages, and refugee camps were badly damaged or destroyed.
- In that misty dawn I rose from our tent in a crowded camp outside the town, with one of the worst hangovers I can recall.
- ‘We are not going to seize scout camps and little pup tents,’ Ms Rydalch said.
- Some have taken up residence in private homes while others have gone to abandoned villages or refugee camps.
Synonyms
bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base
1. 1.1North American A recreational institution providing facilities for outdoor activities, sports, crafts, and other special interests and typically featuring rustic overnight accommodations.
  a summer camp for children
  儿童夏令营。
  drama camp
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Fun and Activity camps will be held from July 12 to 16 and from July 19 to 23.
  The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling.
  Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities.
  The scouts continue with their activities during the summer and trips and camps are planned.
  The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting.
  But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings.
  I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period.
  Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels.
  On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch.
  When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity.
  The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities.
  The group also says these fees are important to help fund its other activities, from writing camps for kids in the Berkshires to readings on Indian reservations.
  Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool.
  The Leisure Centre will be running action-packed fun and activity camps again this summer.
  Parents are welcome to join their wards during weekends and see for themselves the activities at the camps.
  The camps offer a myriad range of courses covering music, art, dance, karate and more.
  Work hard in school, sample lots of afterschool activities, and find out about summer courses or camps, as well as internship opportunities.
  Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year.
  Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’.
  The activity camp is open to boys and girls from senior infants to sixth class.
  The camp will involve many activities including various sports, relay games, mini-games and an aqua splash session in the swimming pool.
  He has recently returned from a trip to America to help launch Camp Fiver, a recreational camp for underprivileged children in New York State.
  Typically, the camps offer a daily programme of activities and events to keep children busy all day.
  One of the activities in the camp includes interactive sessions with the parents.
  Camps have opened their doors for fun and sun.
  As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford.
  Summer will be here before you know it, and now is the time to start making plans for camps and other activities that will keep your children entertained.
  Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps.
  UP to 60 Brazilian soccer coaches will conduct more than sixty soccer camps in Ireland this summer, in an attempt to introduce something of the Latin game to our style.
  I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots.
  The £900 raised on the day was used to maintain the boats and to help with camps and other activities run by the group.
  A number of summer camps and their own swim camps took place during the school holidays as well as swimming lessons and Aquafit sessions on Saturdays
  Besides the variety of activities the camps offer, there are friendships and memories to cherish for a lifetime.
  Activities like camps and trips cost extra and vary from group to group.
  She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family.
  These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose.
  The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction.
  Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself.
  He allowed himself to be lulled asleep by the Principal's ideas of science camps and summer math programs.
2. 1.2 Temporary overnight lodging out of doors, typically in tents.
  野营，宿营
  we pitched camp at a fine spot
  我们在一个舒适的地点扎营。
  we made camp at a bend in the creek
  Example sentencesExamples
  I made camp and a fire and laid my soldier uniform out for her to lie on.
  They rode out of town quickly, avoiding all people and continued riding until they made camp in a dense forest.
  In the thick of this, well away from the road, they made camp and waited for the light of dawn.
  Jahson had cleared up the camp, and no one would ever have known that humans had made camp there.
  I suppose memories of their last show was still fresh on the minds of everyone as they pitched camp.
  We had her secured in a tent when we made camp last night.
  We pitched camp about two kilometers out from Mount Crean on the Lashly Glacier.
  As we made camp well into our fourth night on the road, I curled up into a little ball, pretending to sleep until I was sure all the others were slumbering.
  They hiked for the rest of the day and made camp just before sunset.
  An acceptable site was eventually arrived at and we pitched camp.
  She was only a few nights from the monastery when she pitched camp in a desolate swamp.
  Philip once commented that he pitched camp to suit the needs of his baggage animals.
  They pitched camp in backyards, in the woods or on the beach.
  We had ridden over 22 miles when we finally made camp near Taylorsville on the South Anna River.
  We had pitched camp at dusk, raising the tents beside the ruins of an old rest house on a bluff of rock named Maggu Chatti.
  Late that night they made camp in a field by the river.
  As we rode into the forest and made camp, I promised myself to really tell her how I felt and what I really was.
  But as they found a quiet spot and pitched camp for the night, an ominous character appeared on horseback
  They pitched camp near a stream, where they caught fish for supper, and the horses could graze on fresh, moist grass.
  They made camp and watched for more than a week but nothing came.
3. 1.3 A facility at which athletes train during the off-season.
  football tryout camps
  Example sentencesExamples
  Carla McGhee arrived at Connecticut Sun training camp with mixed feelings.
  A startled, but later apologetic Shockey, ran off into the woods and returned to Giants training camp.
  A small plaque lies before a tree planted in Korey Stringer's memory at Minnesota Vikings training camp.
  The chance that Banks and Kent Graham will return and compete for the job in training camp should not be discounted.
  Davis will need an outstanding offseason and training camp to regain his spot.
  By the time training camp opens, cases are being made for every franchise in the league as a Super Bowl contender.
2The supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively.
（由某政党或某学说支持者组成的）阵营
his views were firmly rooted in the conservative camp
Example sentencesExamples
- The protesters came from two different camps; one group supporting the minister's decision, the other opposing it.
- Both camps ' business supporters claim to be advancing the best interests of corporate Sweden.
- Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing.
- Both the ruling and opposition camps should support it.
- Scrappiness in both camps was keeping the supporters on the edge of their seats for all the wrong reasons.
- Both camps regard nature as a world in which the human being cannot meaningfully participate.
- While they will surely attempt to show a semblance of unity in the run-up to May's poll, there can be little doubt that tensions between the two camps and their supporters will hit the headlines again soon.
- The inter-city rivalry between two large camps of supporters will add an edge to what promises to be an enthralling evening.
- The election fever is sweeping through Zambia and it is not a surprise there is pushing and pulling amongst politicians both in the ruling party and the opposition camps.
- Many of the contributors explain how Reagan influenced their shift from liberal or moderate politics into the conservative camp.
- Regardless of the camp, each party will basically put its self-development as its first priority.
- In this regard, the political camps ought to tackle the issue of changing the presidential election system only after they help state affairs run smoothly and efficiently.
- In this regard the situation clearly favors the conservative camp.
- The party hopes the pro-democracy camp will win at least half of the 60 seats.
- In this regard, the ruling camp should immediately stop interfering in the investigation in view of the law.
- The day even saw minor clashes among female supporters of the three camps.
- Supporters of all camps acknowledge the need to attract young people into the party.
- Partisan research studies have been produced that support both camps.
- You have different camps in both parties, Kitty.
- Both camps hope that the party can examine itself, and respond to the public's expectation for morally upright officials and improved government efficiency.
Synonyms
faction, wing, side, group, party, lobby, caucus, bloc, clique, coterie, set, sect, cabal

verbkampkæmp

[no object]

1Live for a time in a camp, tent, or camper, as when on vacation.
（尤指度假）野营，宿营；露营
parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet
可供你野营或在小木屋留宿的度假公园。
Example sentencesExamples
- Since disappearing, they had been camping in a tent in a field at Eldwick and had been visiting Mark's house to pick up some further provisions when they were seen.
- The river bends inwards away from here, and they could have lit a fire and camped with their tents against the cliffs for protection against the winds.
- Twenty years ago an enterprising Jack Jackson ran diving holidays from here, his visitors camping in the courtyard of the lighthouse.
- All I really knew was that we would be camping in a tent.
- ‘We've spent a few holidays camping out there with the girls,’ Frank Karreman says.
- With the other soldiers he camped in tents at the racetrack.
- He added that his biggest concern was for people camping in the local caravan park and on the school fields.
- It is also estimated that some one-in-three adults have been camping or taken a caravan holiday at some time.
- Many had driven from across Germany, pitched tents on the grass and camped for the weekend.
- I would be camping at Kurow Holiday Park which sits right on the back door step of the mighty Waitaki River.
- We were living in the woods, camping out in tents.
- The first leisure visitors did so under the guise of hunting and normally camped in lean-tos or tents.
- If you're camping on tarmac, it helps to have a tent that will stay up with a minimum number of pegs
- I recommend this to anyone for your first day in any strange place, even if the rest of the week you plan on camping without a tent.
- I keep dreaming I'm camping with this gorgeous woman, sometimes in army tents, sometimes in mountain tents, sometimes in wigwams.
- It is now a ghost town with only a few cottages still occupied, but there are interesting historic walks, a thirty bunk lodge, and plenty of space for tent camping.
- Hunters can stay safe by not camping in dry waterways.
- For most of our stay, we camped on the property of a man who hunts to provide meat a couple of times a week for his family.
- Participants will still be welcome to arrive on Sunday, and those who camp may stay over Friday night if they wish.
- I think it's fate that whenever you set up a tent when you go camping, there is always something missing.
Synonyms
pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac
1. 1.1 Lodge temporarily, especially in an inappropriate or uncomfortable place.
  （尤指在不合适或不舒适的地方）临时住宿
  we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom
  我们在传教团教室里借宿了一晚。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Picasso camped out in the spare bedroom, between the wall and the nearby wardrobe, atop some luggage.
  For more than three weeks, villagers have camped out in their village hall demanding the ouster of the mayor and new elections.
  Guards camped out all night at every entrance to the estate to send off would-be gatecrashers.
  We all camped out in the living room, but it was too hot to sleep well.
  To research the book, Waters camped out in the Imperial War Museum near her flat.
  I backed my pickup up under a shade tree, camped out on the open tailgate, and drew flight patterns on a roughly sketched map of the area within my view.
  If the cops camped out at the corner of Spadina and College, they could cover the costs of their salaries by ticketing bike-lane parkers.
  An incident from the summer of 1997, when the miners camped out at Gorbatyi Bridge and demanded that the government pay back wages, could serve as an example of their apathy.
  When the tickets went on sale last March they sold out in two hours, leaving an number of fans who had camped out overnight angry their efforts were in vain.
  Television crews from as far away as America and Japan camped out in Malmesbury and news helicopters circled over the town, looking for the outlaw pigs, which were soon nicknamed Butch and Sundance.
  The Waterboys camped out at Windmill Lane, the studio made famous by U2, and promptly began to make some elbow room for themselves.
  On the first night, over 40 tents are set up and homeless and poor people spend the night camped out in the park.
  Scouts searched two buildings where insurgents have camped out.
  Reporters camped out in her mother's garden.
  Travellers who camped out at St Michael's Hospital claimed they were treated unfairly by residents, before they moved off the site.
  And of course, there are dozen of reporters camped out right here in front of the federal prison.
  Thousands of drenched and mud-covered concert goers who had camped out at Fairyhouse slowly made their way back home yesterday after braving heavy downpours over the weekend.
  They camped out at a local garage rock band's house and played noisy, careening rhythms to a small number of bemused punks at the old Multipurpose Rumpus Room.
  Wellwishers began gathering in force in the centre of Windsor shortly after dawn, adding to the small but hardy band that camped out on pavements overnight to ensure a good view of the Guildhall.
  They camped out on York's pavements overnight to ensure the best view of the regal visitors.
2. 1.2 Remain persistently in one place.
  盘踞，据守
  the press will be camping on your doorstep once they get onto this story
  一旦新闻界知道了这个故事，他们会长期守候在你家门口。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Remaining silent, they camped in the bush until the other group had left.
  When we were first starting up, we virtually camped on the doorstep of a business until they said yes to us.
  Poor old Amelia Morris had the press camping round the clock on the front lawn of her suburban home.
  He should have gone up to London and camped on the doorstep until he got the document.
  Kain's men had camped outside the syndicate building, waiting for their boss to return.
  The press camped outside his house.
  The press camping on my parents doorstep was a bit of a novelty for them.
  For the remaining minutes Banbridge camped on the Naas line and tried everything they knew to breach the Naas defence.

Phrases

break camp

Take down a tent or the tents of an encampment when ready to leave.
拔营，撤营
Example sentencesExamples
- We were more than eager to be up early the next morning, and wordlessly broke camp, and trudged along after Matt, peering through the thick air for a rooftop, a sure sign of the next rest stop to come.
- After days of preparation, they were finally ready to break camp for good.
- They were nearly silent for the rest of that afternoon, even after they broke camp and continued on their way for the remainder of the day.
- They set up the camp, cook meals and break camp, leaving the traveler to enjoy the trek without the physical hardship of toting heavy packs.
- I immediately broke camp and headed for the Cimarron River Valley, southwest of Gunnison, on a tip from a local farmer who said it was one of his favorite places in the world.
- Finally, on the morning of July 18 the regiment broke camp and boarded the transport Pennsylvania to ship out for the Philippines.
- They broke camp, and then mounted their horses.
- Afterwards we broke camp, and piled into the hummer again.
- The couple broke camp at first light and continued their trek.
- In the morning they broke camp and continued riding.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.

camp²

adjectivekampkæmp

informal

1Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect.
（尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的
the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome
这部电影给人的感觉似乎夸张胜于震惊或恐惧。
Example sentencesExamples
- These shows are some distance from either the cheeky chappy style which made Paul Daniels a star, or the camp melodrama of American David Copperfield.
- Featuring an ageing Las Vegas showgirl, brilliantly performed by Nadine Tyson, it mixed camp style and pathos with the glitz and energy of showbiz.
- It's hard to know where provocation ends and camp self-parody begins.
- Indeed, Olivier had a peculiar prose style, both camp and grandiose.
- She covers this with deft skill and a versatile voice that can sweetly caress or swoop with camp theatrical grandeur.
- Mother Clap's Molly House is a camp spectacle reminiscent of music hall and it has some shockingly funny one liners.
- The troupe is led by an extremely camp performer in the Stuart Wagstaff mould.
- He is the hyper-active dynamo in a very strong cast, giving a showy performance full of camp malice.
- The mannerisms of the male troupers were too deliberately camp to capture the nuances of the Kern stories they were supposed to be illustrating.
- But the camp performer always knows that he is being sentimental and enjoys the indulgence.
- Before every number, Stipe ripped a sheet of paper from a pad with camp theatrical flourish.
- It's retro kitsch, wonderfully camp, gleefully perverse and exaggerated and utterly great fun throughout.
- His camp, squeaking, self-absorbed, Irish puppydog charm worked its magic on the voting audience.
Synonyms
exaggerated, theatrical, actorly, affected, mannered, flamboyant, extravagant, overripe
1. 1.1 (of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate.
  （男人或其举止）极为女性化的
  a heavily made-up and highly camp actor
  浓妆艳抹、极为忸怩作态的男演员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This would make a sad camp man with a receding hairline the ultimate in coolness.
  So far the woman has voted off four blokes - all of whom have been quite camp - and only one of them has turned out to be gay.
  We are no strangers to men dressing as women, but they are generally either grossly exaggerated or come across as merely camp.
  When I got there, the nurse, a slightly camp guy from the Philippines, shook his head with an expression somewhere between horror and sympathy.
  We went to Comptons and were joined by Scottish guy and camp bartender friend of Stephens.
  I don't if that the fact that all my gay friends are watching it says something about the demographic of the event's appeal or the fact that I just know a lot of camp gay men.
  Nicholas, in his own effeminately camp style, made the waitress describe the contents of several of the desserts, and only chose something after much cogitation.
  I have met, I believe, the two most affectedly camp people in the country, and I have the mental scars to prove it.
  I've known some very camp gay men through friends and they can be a real laugh to be with if you don't get strung up on your own sexuality when you are in their world.
  Rosenthal, for all his camp flamboyance at the Alternative Miss World, is married to a curator at the Prado museum in Madrid and has two daughters.
  Synonyms
  effeminate, effete, foppish, affected, niminy-piminy, mincing, posturing

nounkampkæmp

informal

Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behavior or style.
（尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的
Hollywood camp
好莱坞的造作。
Example sentencesExamples
- This lends an air of deliberate camp to a play that needs no such favours, and which would amuse with more subtlety in their absence.
- It is a dazzling performance layered with more than a hint of theatrical camp.
- In the hands of less-assured actors, The Maids can slip into humourless camp.
- The film deliberately plays for camp and kitsch, and then suddenly it becomes quite gothic.
- What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes.
- It's all a far cry from the formality and overblown camp of Sketch.
- With its abundant use of tiaras, leather boots, heavy makeup it was a romp that cleverly indulged in theatrical camp, yet steered clear of more obvious homosexual camp.
- It wears its queerness like a flashy Dolce and Gabbana blouse, with style and humor and camp - but an intentional lack of tragedy.

verbkampkæmp

[no object]informal

(of a man) behave in an ostentatiously effeminate way.
（男人）举止明显女性化，女性气；忸怩作态
he camped it up a bit for the cameras
他照相时有点忸怩作态。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was just wonderful, because he was camping it up, that's all.
- Some camped it up, some got sleazy, others sat very far back in their cushions paralysed with fear.
- If he is camping it up for the cameras, he is almost as good an actor as he is a chef.
Synonyms
posture, behave theatrically, behave affectedly, overact, overdo it, go overboard

Origin

Early 20th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	camp
释义	camp¹ noun kampkæmp 1A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people. （尤指士兵、难民或旅行者的）临时居住地，营地 Example sentencesExamples Regrouping in camps diminishes resistance, facilitates extermination and makes it possible to camouflage it, to give it the appearance of a natural death. Its reporters visited nearly 50 camps, ranging from major bases to relatively isolated outposts. Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporary shelters. Now, there's a 21st century twist on the Potemkin village: Potemkin refugee camps! There were too few American troops on the ground and so police stations, ministries, army camps and government buildings were left wide open to the mobs. Over four million are in refugee camps in neighbouring countries. There are reports of some voting in refugee camps outside the city. Some have taken up residence in private homes while others have gone to abandoned villages or refugee camps. ‘We are not going to seize scout camps and little pup tents,’ Ms Rydalch said. The writings of young teenage boys and girls in different refugee camps and occupied towns are the most moving part of the book. This is the first time a facility inside the camp was hit since Japanese troops were deployed there in January this year. The plan is still under discussion, but the idea is to move people temporarily to tent camps while workers clean and disinfect one neighbourhood at a time. Also, the conditions within refugee camps and other aid distribution centers are not conducive to methodical record-keeping. For example, artillery crewmen could be asked to do a rotation at a POW camp or a refugee camp. People are forced into overcrowded camps and public buildings, and spread of communicable diseases is facilitated. Those who managed to escape often turn to the refugee camps in neighboring Chad. The people in the cities and surrounding refugee camps are desperate. In that misty dawn I rose from our tent in a crowded camp outside the town, with one of the worst hangovers I can recall. Many neighborhoods, towns, villages, and refugee camps were badly damaged or destroyed. We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee camp, or a shantytown. Synonyms bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base 1.1 A complex of buildings for holiday accommodation, with recreational facilities. （尤指有大量娱乐设施的）度假营地 Example sentencesExamples The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction. Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year. As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford. On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch. The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling. Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels. Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool. I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots. When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity. The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities. I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period. The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting. These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose. Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’. Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself. But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings. Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps. Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities. She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family. Synonyms bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base 1.2North American A summer holiday programme for children, offering a range of activities. 〈北美〉（儿童）夏令营 he became the dramatic counselor at camp Example sentencesExamples UP to 60 Brazilian soccer coaches will conduct more than sixty soccer camps in Ireland this summer, in an attempt to introduce something of the Latin game to our style. Summer will be here before you know it, and now is the time to start making plans for camps and other activities that will keep your children entertained. The scouts continue with their activities during the summer and trips and camps are planned. The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction. But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings. Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels. Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps. Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool. I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots. Camps have opened their doors for fun and sun. These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose. On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch. Besides the variety of activities the camps offer, there are friendships and memories to cherish for a lifetime. As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford. The camps offer a myriad range of courses covering music, art, dance, karate and more. The camp will involve many activities including various sports, relay games, mini-games and an aqua splash session in the swimming pool. The group also says these fees are important to help fund its other activities, from writing camps for kids in the Berkshires to readings on Indian reservations. Parents are welcome to join their wards during weekends and see for themselves the activities at the camps. A number of summer camps and their own swim camps took place during the school holidays as well as swimming lessons and Aquafit sessions on Saturdays The activity camp is open to boys and girls from senior infants to sixth class. She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family. When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity. The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting. Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’. The Leisure Centre will be running action-packed fun and activity camps again this summer. Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year. The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities. I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period. Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities. He allowed himself to be lulled asleep by the Principal's ideas of science camps and summer math programs. Typically, the camps offer a daily programme of activities and events to keep children busy all day. Activities like camps and trips cost extra and vary from group to group. The Fun and Activity camps will be held from July 12 to 16 and from July 19 to 23. Work hard in school, sample lots of afterschool activities, and find out about summer courses or camps, as well as internship opportunities. One of the activities in the camp includes interactive sessions with the parents. The £900 raised on the day was used to maintain the boats and to help with camps and other activities run by the group. He has recently returned from a trip to America to help launch Camp Fiver, a recreational camp for underprivileged children in New York State. Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself. The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling. 1.3mass noun Temporary overnight lodging in tents. 野营，宿营 we pitched camp at a fine spot 我们在一个舒适的地点扎营。 Example sentencesExamples Philip once commented that he pitched camp to suit the needs of his baggage animals. As we rode into the forest and made camp, I promised myself to really tell her how I felt and what I really was. They made camp and watched for more than a week but nothing came. She was only a few nights from the monastery when she pitched camp in a desolate swamp. In the thick of this, well away from the road, they made camp and waited for the light of dawn. We had pitched camp at dusk, raising the tents beside the ruins of an old rest house on a bluff of rock named Maggu Chatti. I made camp and a fire and laid my soldier uniform out for her to lie on. An acceptable site was eventually arrived at and we pitched camp. Late that night they made camp in a field by the river. We pitched camp about two kilometers out from Mount Crean on the Lashly Glacier. But as they found a quiet spot and pitched camp for the night, an ominous character appeared on horseback They hiked for the rest of the day and made camp just before sunset. As we made camp well into our fourth night on the road, I curled up into a little ball, pretending to sleep until I was sure all the others were slumbering. Jahson had cleared up the camp, and no one would ever have known that humans had made camp there. We had ridden over 22 miles when we finally made camp near Taylorsville on the South Anna River. They rode out of town quickly, avoiding all people and continued riding until they made camp in a dense forest. We had her secured in a tent when we made camp last night. They pitched camp near a stream, where they caught fish for supper, and the horses could graze on fresh, moist grass. They pitched camp in backyards, in the woods or on the beach. I suppose memories of their last show was still fresh on the minds of everyone as they pitched camp. 1.4British Archaeology An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially an Iron Age hill fort. 〔考古〕〈英〉史前古营垒遗址（尤指铁器时代的山上营垒） Example sentencesExamples Bison and elks were actually expanding before and during human colonization, and their fossilized bones pop up in prehistoric hunter camps, he says. The palace which was built over the site of the Roman camp is likely to have been erected by Cogidubnus, although he may not have lived to see it completed in the late 70s. Artefacts include Roman pottery, bones and flints which show the town was the site of a camp used by nomadic hunters nearly 7,000 years ago. In A.D. 71, the Romans erected a camp at the site of modern day York, where the Foss flows into the Ouse. This comprised an enclosure bounded by a single rampart and ditch on the eastern summit, more or less over the site of the Neolithic camp. 2The supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively. （由某政党或某学说支持者组成的）阵营 both the liberal and conservative camps were annoyed by his high-handed manner 自由党和保守党两派阵营都被他的高压手段给惹怒了。 Example sentencesExamples Both camps regard nature as a world in which the human being cannot meaningfully participate. Both camps hope that the party can examine itself, and respond to the public's expectation for morally upright officials and improved government efficiency. In this regard the situation clearly favors the conservative camp. Both the ruling and opposition camps should support it. Both camps ' business supporters claim to be advancing the best interests of corporate Sweden. While they will surely attempt to show a semblance of unity in the run-up to May's poll, there can be little doubt that tensions between the two camps and their supporters will hit the headlines again soon. The party hopes the pro-democracy camp will win at least half of the 60 seats. Partisan research studies have been produced that support both camps. Many of the contributors explain how Reagan influenced their shift from liberal or moderate politics into the conservative camp. The day even saw minor clashes among female supporters of the three camps. Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing. In this regard, the ruling camp should immediately stop interfering in the investigation in view of the law. The election fever is sweeping through Zambia and it is not a surprise there is pushing and pulling amongst politicians both in the ruling party and the opposition camps. In this regard, the political camps ought to tackle the issue of changing the presidential election system only after they help state affairs run smoothly and efficiently. Supporters of all camps acknowledge the need to attract young people into the party. The inter-city rivalry between two large camps of supporters will add an edge to what promises to be an enthralling evening. Scrappiness in both camps was keeping the supporters on the edge of their seats for all the wrong reasons. You have different camps in both parties, Kitty. Regardless of the camp, each party will basically put its self-development as its first priority. The protesters came from two different camps; one group supporting the minister's decision, the other opposing it. Synonyms faction, wing, side, group, party, lobby, caucus, bloc, clique, coterie, set, sect, cabal 3South African A fenced field or enclosed area for grazing. 〈南非〉（有围栏或圈围的）放牧区 Example sentencesExamples Fencing the boundaries of a farm, its camps and paddocks can cost as much as the land. 3.1Australian, NZ A place where livestock regularly congregate or where a mustered herd is assembled. 〈澳／新西兰〉放牧集中地 verb kampkæmp [no object] 1Live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday. （尤指度假）野营，宿营；露营 holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet 可供你野营或在小木屋留宿的度假公园。 Example sentencesExamples It is also estimated that some one-in-three adults have been camping or taken a caravan holiday at some time. We were living in the woods, camping out in tents. I keep dreaming I'm camping with this gorgeous woman, sometimes in army tents, sometimes in mountain tents, sometimes in wigwams. I think it's fate that whenever you set up a tent when you go camping, there is always something missing. The first leisure visitors did so under the guise of hunting and normally camped in lean-tos or tents. It is now a ghost town with only a few cottages still occupied, but there are interesting historic walks, a thirty bunk lodge, and plenty of space for tent camping. Participants will still be welcome to arrive on Sunday, and those who camp may stay over Friday night if they wish. I recommend this to anyone for your first day in any strange place, even if the rest of the week you plan on camping without a tent. I would be camping at Kurow Holiday Park which sits right on the back door step of the mighty Waitaki River. Hunters can stay safe by not camping in dry waterways. For most of our stay, we camped on the property of a man who hunts to provide meat a couple of times a week for his family. All I really knew was that we would be camping in a tent. With the other soldiers he camped in tents at the racetrack. Many had driven from across Germany, pitched tents on the grass and camped for the weekend. Twenty years ago an enterprising Jack Jackson ran diving holidays from here, his visitors camping in the courtyard of the lighthouse. ‘We've spent a few holidays camping out there with the girls,’ Frank Karreman says. Since disappearing, they had been camping in a tent in a field at Eldwick and had been visiting Mark's house to pick up some further provisions when they were seen. He added that his biggest concern was for people camping in the local caravan park and on the school fields. The river bends inwards away from here, and they could have lit a fire and camped with their tents against the cliffs for protection against the winds. If you're camping on tarmac, it helps to have a tent that will stay up with a minimum number of pegs Synonyms pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac South African outspan 1.1 Lodge temporarily, especially in an inappropriate or uncomfortable place. （尤指在不合适或不舒适的地方）临时住宿 we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom 我们在传教团教室里借宿了一晚。 Example sentencesExamples They camped out at a local garage rock band's house and played noisy, careening rhythms to a small number of bemused punks at the old Multipurpose Rumpus Room. If the cops camped out at the corner of Spadina and College, they could cover the costs of their salaries by ticketing bike-lane parkers. An incident from the summer of 1997, when the miners camped out at Gorbatyi Bridge and demanded that the government pay back wages, could serve as an example of their apathy. We all camped out in the living room, but it was too hot to sleep well. They camped out on York's pavements overnight to ensure the best view of the regal visitors. When the tickets went on sale last March they sold out in two hours, leaving an number of fans who had camped out overnight angry their efforts were in vain. And of course, there are dozen of reporters camped out right here in front of the federal prison. Thousands of drenched and mud-covered concert goers who had camped out at Fairyhouse slowly made their way back home yesterday after braving heavy downpours over the weekend. Travellers who camped out at St Michael's Hospital claimed they were treated unfairly by residents, before they moved off the site. Television crews from as far away as America and Japan camped out in Malmesbury and news helicopters circled over the town, looking for the outlaw pigs, which were soon nicknamed Butch and Sundance. For more than three weeks, villagers have camped out in their village hall demanding the ouster of the mayor and new elections. Guards camped out all night at every entrance to the estate to send off would-be gatecrashers. Wellwishers began gathering in force in the centre of Windsor shortly after dawn, adding to the small but hardy band that camped out on pavements overnight to ensure a good view of the Guildhall. I backed my pickup up under a shade tree, camped out on the open tailgate, and drew flight patterns on a roughly sketched map of the area within my view. The Waterboys camped out at Windmill Lane, the studio made famous by U2, and promptly began to make some elbow room for themselves. Reporters camped out in her mother's garden. On the first night, over 40 tents are set up and homeless and poor people spend the night camped out in the park. To research the book, Waters camped out in the Imperial War Museum near her flat. Picasso camped out in the spare bedroom, between the wall and the nearby wardrobe, atop some luggage. Scouts searched two buildings where insurgents have camped out. 1.2 Remain persistently in one place. 盘踞，据守 the press will be camping on your doorstep once they get on to this story 一旦新闻界知道了这个故事，他们会长期守候在你家门口。 Example sentencesExamples The press camping on my parents doorstep was a bit of a novelty for them. Poor old Amelia Morris had the press camping round the clock on the front lawn of her suburban home. For the remaining minutes Banbridge camped on the Naas line and tried everything they knew to breach the Naas defence. When we were first starting up, we virtually camped on the doorstep of a business until they said yes to us. Remaining silent, they camped in the bush until the other group had left. Kain's men had camped outside the syndicate building, waiting for their boss to return. He should have gone up to London and camped on the doorstep until he got the document. The press camped outside his house. 2Australian NZ (of livestock) assemble together for rest. 〈澳／新西兰〉（牲畜）集中休息 3South African with object Divide (land) and enclose with fences. 〈南非〉分（地），扎围栏 Phrases break camp Take down a tent or the tents of an encampment ready to leave. 拔营，撤营 Example sentencesExamples They were nearly silent for the rest of that afternoon, even after they broke camp and continued on their way for the remainder of the day. After days of preparation, they were finally ready to break camp for good. Finally, on the morning of July 18 the regiment broke camp and boarded the transport Pennsylvania to ship out for the Philippines. They set up the camp, cook meals and break camp, leaving the traveler to enjoy the trek without the physical hardship of toting heavy packs. The couple broke camp at first light and continued their trek. Afterwards we broke camp, and piled into the hummer again. We were more than eager to be up early the next morning, and wordlessly broke camp, and trudged along after Matt, peering through the thick air for a rooftop, a sure sign of the next rest stop to come. I immediately broke camp and headed for the Cimarron River Valley, southwest of Gunnison, on a tip from a local farmer who said it was one of his favorite places in the world. They broke camp, and then mounted their horses. In the morning they broke camp and continued riding. Origin Early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus 'level ground', specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill. Rhymes amp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp camp² adjective kampkæmp informal 1(of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate. （男人或其举止）极为女性化的 a heavily made-up and highly camp actor 浓妆艳抹、极为忸怩作态的男演员。 Example sentencesExamples When I got there, the nurse, a slightly camp guy from the Philippines, shook his head with an expression somewhere between horror and sympathy. I have met, I believe, the two most affectedly camp people in the country, and I have the mental scars to prove it. We are no strangers to men dressing as women, but they are generally either grossly exaggerated or come across as merely camp. I don't if that the fact that all my gay friends are watching it says something about the demographic of the event's appeal or the fact that I just know a lot of camp gay men. This would make a sad camp man with a receding hairline the ultimate in coolness. So far the woman has voted off four blokes - all of whom have been quite camp - and only one of them has turned out to be gay. Nicholas, in his own effeminately camp style, made the waitress describe the contents of several of the desserts, and only chose something after much cogitation. I've known some very camp gay men through friends and they can be a real laugh to be with if you don't get strung up on your own sexuality when you are in their world. We went to Comptons and were joined by Scottish guy and camp bartender friend of Stephens. Rosenthal, for all his camp flamboyance at the Alternative Miss World, is married to a curator at the Prado museum in Madrid and has two daughters. Synonyms effeminate, effete, foppish, affected, niminy-piminy, mincing, posturing informal campy informal, derogatory poncey, limp-wristed, pansyish, queeny, faggy 1.1 Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style. （尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的 the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome 这部电影给人的感觉似乎夸张胜于震惊或恐惧。 Example sentencesExamples Mother Clap's Molly House is a camp spectacle reminiscent of music hall and it has some shockingly funny one liners. The troupe is led by an extremely camp performer in the Stuart Wagstaff mould. His camp, squeaking, self-absorbed, Irish puppydog charm worked its magic on the voting audience. But the camp performer always knows that he is being sentimental and enjoys the indulgence. It's retro kitsch, wonderfully camp, gleefully perverse and exaggerated and utterly great fun throughout. These shows are some distance from either the cheeky chappy style which made Paul Daniels a star, or the camp melodrama of American David Copperfield. It's hard to know where provocation ends and camp self-parody begins. Before every number, Stipe ripped a sheet of paper from a pad with camp theatrical flourish. He is the hyper-active dynamo in a very strong cast, giving a showy performance full of camp malice. Featuring an ageing Las Vegas showgirl, brilliantly performed by Nadine Tyson, it mixed camp style and pathos with the glitz and energy of showbiz. The mannerisms of the male troupers were too deliberately camp to capture the nuances of the Kern stories they were supposed to be illustrating. She covers this with deft skill and a versatile voice that can sweetly caress or swoop with camp theatrical grandeur. Indeed, Olivier had a peculiar prose style, both camp and grandiose. Synonyms exaggerated, theatrical, actorly, affected, mannered, flamboyant, extravagant, overripe informal over the top, OTT, camped up noun kampkæmp mass nouninformal Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behaviour or style. （尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的 Hollywood camp 好莱坞的造作。 Example sentencesExamples With its abundant use of tiaras, leather boots, heavy makeup it was a romp that cleverly indulged in theatrical camp, yet steered clear of more obvious homosexual camp. It's all a far cry from the formality and overblown camp of Sketch. What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes. It wears its queerness like a flashy Dolce and Gabbana blouse, with style and humor and camp - but an intentional lack of tragedy. This lends an air of deliberate camp to a play that needs no such favours, and which would amuse with more subtlety in their absence. The film deliberately plays for camp and kitsch, and then suddenly it becomes quite gothic. In the hands of less-assured actors, The Maids can slip into humourless camp. It is a dazzling performance layered with more than a hint of theatrical camp. verb kampkæmp [no object]informal (of a man) behave in an ostentatiously effeminate way. （男人）举止明显女性化，女性气；忸怩作态 he camped it up a bit for the cameras 他照相时有点忸怩作态。 Example sentencesExamples If he is camping it up for the cameras, he is almost as good an actor as he is a chef. It was just wonderful, because he was camping it up, that's all. Some camped it up, some got sleazy, others sat very far back in their cushions paralysed with fear. Synonyms posture, behave theatrically, behave affectedly, overact, overdo it, go overboard informal show off, ham it up North American informal cop an attitude Derivatives campery noun informal It overflows with the dark campery that has become the playhouse's appreciated hallmark. Example sentencesExamples And with all six talented members of his band following skittish suit, the concert veered into outrageous campery. Throughout all their intellectual campery about mystique, it was not her habit to say anything. All campery and 1970s kitsch, they have been a shining light in an otherwise dreary swamp of bad pop. Although I loved it instantly at the time, it soon felt like one piece of tacky, rainbow-flagged campery too many, its initial appeal wearing off like stale poppers. campness noun informal Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 phr. adj.1 camp¹ nounkampkæmp 1A place with temporary accommodations of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, prisoners, or travelers. （尤指士兵、难民或旅行者的）临时居住地，营地 the enemy camp a detention camp the shot woke the whole camp Example sentencesExamples We are not a symbolic representation of war, of a refugee camp, or a shantytown. Over four million are in refugee camps in neighbouring countries. Regrouping in camps diminishes resistance, facilitates extermination and makes it possible to camouflage it, to give it the appearance of a natural death. Thousands of local residents face serious health problems in overcrowded refugee camps and temporary shelters. People are forced into overcrowded camps and public buildings, and spread of communicable diseases is facilitated. For example, artillery crewmen could be asked to do a rotation at a POW camp or a refugee camp. Now, there's a 21st century twist on the Potemkin village: Potemkin refugee camps! This is the first time a facility inside the camp was hit since Japanese troops were deployed there in January this year. The plan is still under discussion, but the idea is to move people temporarily to tent camps while workers clean and disinfect one neighbourhood at a time. There were too few American troops on the ground and so police stations, ministries, army camps and government buildings were left wide open to the mobs. The writings of young teenage boys and girls in different refugee camps and occupied towns are the most moving part of the book. The people in the cities and surrounding refugee camps are desperate. There are reports of some voting in refugee camps outside the city. Its reporters visited nearly 50 camps, ranging from major bases to relatively isolated outposts. Those who managed to escape often turn to the refugee camps in neighboring Chad. Also, the conditions within refugee camps and other aid distribution centers are not conducive to methodical record-keeping. Many neighborhoods, towns, villages, and refugee camps were badly damaged or destroyed. In that misty dawn I rose from our tent in a crowded camp outside the town, with one of the worst hangovers I can recall. ‘We are not going to seize scout camps and little pup tents,’ Ms Rydalch said. Some have taken up residence in private homes while others have gone to abandoned villages or refugee camps. Synonyms bivouac, encampment, cantonment, barracks, base 1.1North American A recreational institution providing facilities for outdoor activities, sports, crafts, and other special interests and typically featuring rustic overnight accommodations. a summer camp for children 儿童夏令营。 drama camp Example sentencesExamples The Fun and Activity camps will be held from July 12 to 16 and from July 19 to 23. The camp offers classes in drama, arts and crafts and storytelling. Church, youth and school groups use the camp for recreational, educational and church-related activities. The scouts continue with their activities during the summer and trips and camps are planned. The reconstruction of the camp as a stone building rather than a more realistic wooden frame complex adds to the fairy-tale setting. But the town centres were busy and most hotels, holiday parks and camps reported a good number of bookings. I agreed that she could return to the camp for the holiday period. Even as a child, during the holidays I would find a way to go on holiday, stay at camps and hotels. On that hotter-than-hell summer afternoon, the camp was serving pizza for lunch. When Rielle woke up the next morning, the camp was bustling with activity. The system works with youngsters in a variety of settings, including camps, schools, and residential treatment facilities. The group also says these fees are important to help fund its other activities, from writing camps for kids in the Berkshires to readings on Indian reservations. Each camp typically includes a restaurant, store, and swimming pool. The Leisure Centre will be running action-packed fun and activity camps again this summer. Parents are welcome to join their wards during weekends and see for themselves the activities at the camps. The camps offer a myriad range of courses covering music, art, dance, karate and more. Work hard in school, sample lots of afterschool activities, and find out about summer courses or camps, as well as internship opportunities. Opened in September 1928 the camp still provides holidays for 1,000 Salford children every year. Funding will permit the camp to install new washroom facilities and a ‘Challenge Ropes Course’. The activity camp is open to boys and girls from senior infants to sixth class. The camp will involve many activities including various sports, relay games, mini-games and an aqua splash session in the swimming pool. He has recently returned from a trip to America to help launch Camp Fiver, a recreational camp for underprivileged children in New York State. Typically, the camps offer a daily programme of activities and events to keep children busy all day. One of the activities in the camp includes interactive sessions with the parents. Camps have opened their doors for fun and sun. As well as Warminster there are plans to upgrade buildings at camps across the county, including Tidworth, Durrington and Bulford. Summer will be here before you know it, and now is the time to start making plans for camps and other activities that will keep your children entertained. Benefits have come in the form of facilities at camps. UP to 60 Brazilian soccer coaches will conduct more than sixty soccer camps in Ireland this summer, in an attempt to introduce something of the Latin game to our style. I personally think it sucks that they're building camps at some of the spots. The £900 raised on the day was used to maintain the boats and to help with camps and other activities run by the group. A number of summer camps and their own swim camps took place during the school holidays as well as swimming lessons and Aquafit sessions on Saturdays Besides the variety of activities the camps offer, there are friendships and memories to cherish for a lifetime. Activities like camps and trips cost extra and vary from group to group. She told me the camp was a vacation resort belonging to her family. These residents were reluctant to return to the estate but may have been prepared to move into one of the recreation camps that were eventually set aside for the purpose. The introduction to fencing often occurs in schools, recreation camps and fitness centres in the form of class instruction. Facilities in the camp are still extremely basic and another 4 000 returnees live in the town itself. He allowed himself to be lulled asleep by the Principal's ideas of science camps and summer math programs. 1.2 Temporary overnight lodging out of doors, typically in tents. 野营，宿营 we pitched camp at a fine spot 我们在一个舒适的地点扎营。 we made camp at a bend in the creek Example sentencesExamples I made camp and a fire and laid my soldier uniform out for her to lie on. They rode out of town quickly, avoiding all people and continued riding until they made camp in a dense forest. In the thick of this, well away from the road, they made camp and waited for the light of dawn. Jahson had cleared up the camp, and no one would ever have known that humans had made camp there. I suppose memories of their last show was still fresh on the minds of everyone as they pitched camp. We had her secured in a tent when we made camp last night. We pitched camp about two kilometers out from Mount Crean on the Lashly Glacier. As we made camp well into our fourth night on the road, I curled up into a little ball, pretending to sleep until I was sure all the others were slumbering. They hiked for the rest of the day and made camp just before sunset. An acceptable site was eventually arrived at and we pitched camp. She was only a few nights from the monastery when she pitched camp in a desolate swamp. Philip once commented that he pitched camp to suit the needs of his baggage animals. They pitched camp in backyards, in the woods or on the beach. We had ridden over 22 miles when we finally made camp near Taylorsville on the South Anna River. We had pitched camp at dusk, raising the tents beside the ruins of an old rest house on a bluff of rock named Maggu Chatti. Late that night they made camp in a field by the river. As we rode into the forest and made camp, I promised myself to really tell her how I felt and what I really was. But as they found a quiet spot and pitched camp for the night, an ominous character appeared on horseback They pitched camp near a stream, where they caught fish for supper, and the horses could graze on fresh, moist grass. They made camp and watched for more than a week but nothing came. 1.3 A facility at which athletes train during the off-season. football tryout camps Example sentencesExamples Carla McGhee arrived at Connecticut Sun training camp with mixed feelings. A startled, but later apologetic Shockey, ran off into the woods and returned to Giants training camp. A small plaque lies before a tree planted in Korey Stringer's memory at Minnesota Vikings training camp. The chance that Banks and Kent Graham will return and compete for the job in training camp should not be discounted. Davis will need an outstanding offseason and training camp to regain his spot. By the time training camp opens, cases are being made for every franchise in the league as a Super Bowl contender. 2The supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively. （由某政党或某学说支持者组成的）阵营 his views were firmly rooted in the conservative camp Example sentencesExamples The protesters came from two different camps; one group supporting the minister's decision, the other opposing it. Both camps ' business supporters claim to be advancing the best interests of corporate Sweden. Even the good news was marred by signs that the anti-agreement camp within his own party is growing. Both the ruling and opposition camps should support it. Scrappiness in both camps was keeping the supporters on the edge of their seats for all the wrong reasons. Both camps regard nature as a world in which the human being cannot meaningfully participate. While they will surely attempt to show a semblance of unity in the run-up to May's poll, there can be little doubt that tensions between the two camps and their supporters will hit the headlines again soon. The inter-city rivalry between two large camps of supporters will add an edge to what promises to be an enthralling evening. The election fever is sweeping through Zambia and it is not a surprise there is pushing and pulling amongst politicians both in the ruling party and the opposition camps. Many of the contributors explain how Reagan influenced their shift from liberal or moderate politics into the conservative camp. Regardless of the camp, each party will basically put its self-development as its first priority. In this regard, the political camps ought to tackle the issue of changing the presidential election system only after they help state affairs run smoothly and efficiently. In this regard the situation clearly favors the conservative camp. The party hopes the pro-democracy camp will win at least half of the 60 seats. In this regard, the ruling camp should immediately stop interfering in the investigation in view of the law. The day even saw minor clashes among female supporters of the three camps. Supporters of all camps acknowledge the need to attract young people into the party. Partisan research studies have been produced that support both camps. You have different camps in both parties, Kitty. Both camps hope that the party can examine itself, and respond to the public's expectation for morally upright officials and improved government efficiency. Synonyms faction, wing, side, group, party, lobby, caucus, bloc, clique, coterie, set, sect, cabal verbkampkæmp [no object] 1Live for a time in a camp, tent, or camper, as when on vacation. （尤指度假）野营，宿营；露营 parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet 可供你野营或在小木屋留宿的度假公园。 Example sentencesExamples Since disappearing, they had been camping in a tent in a field at Eldwick and had been visiting Mark's house to pick up some further provisions when they were seen. The river bends inwards away from here, and they could have lit a fire and camped with their tents against the cliffs for protection against the winds. Twenty years ago an enterprising Jack Jackson ran diving holidays from here, his visitors camping in the courtyard of the lighthouse. All I really knew was that we would be camping in a tent. ‘We've spent a few holidays camping out there with the girls,’ Frank Karreman says. With the other soldiers he camped in tents at the racetrack. He added that his biggest concern was for people camping in the local caravan park and on the school fields. It is also estimated that some one-in-three adults have been camping or taken a caravan holiday at some time. Many had driven from across Germany, pitched tents on the grass and camped for the weekend. I would be camping at Kurow Holiday Park which sits right on the back door step of the mighty Waitaki River. We were living in the woods, camping out in tents. The first leisure visitors did so under the guise of hunting and normally camped in lean-tos or tents. If you're camping on tarmac, it helps to have a tent that will stay up with a minimum number of pegs I recommend this to anyone for your first day in any strange place, even if the rest of the week you plan on camping without a tent. I keep dreaming I'm camping with this gorgeous woman, sometimes in army tents, sometimes in mountain tents, sometimes in wigwams. It is now a ghost town with only a few cottages still occupied, but there are interesting historic walks, a thirty bunk lodge, and plenty of space for tent camping. Hunters can stay safe by not camping in dry waterways. For most of our stay, we camped on the property of a man who hunts to provide meat a couple of times a week for his family. Participants will still be welcome to arrive on Sunday, and those who camp may stay over Friday night if they wish. I think it's fate that whenever you set up a tent when you go camping, there is always something missing. Synonyms pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac 1.1 Lodge temporarily, especially in an inappropriate or uncomfortable place. （尤指在不合适或不舒适的地方）临时住宿 we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom 我们在传教团教室里借宿了一晚。 Example sentencesExamples Picasso camped out in the spare bedroom, between the wall and the nearby wardrobe, atop some luggage. For more than three weeks, villagers have camped out in their village hall demanding the ouster of the mayor and new elections. Guards camped out all night at every entrance to the estate to send off would-be gatecrashers. We all camped out in the living room, but it was too hot to sleep well. To research the book, Waters camped out in the Imperial War Museum near her flat. I backed my pickup up under a shade tree, camped out on the open tailgate, and drew flight patterns on a roughly sketched map of the area within my view. If the cops camped out at the corner of Spadina and College, they could cover the costs of their salaries by ticketing bike-lane parkers. An incident from the summer of 1997, when the miners camped out at Gorbatyi Bridge and demanded that the government pay back wages, could serve as an example of their apathy. When the tickets went on sale last March they sold out in two hours, leaving an number of fans who had camped out overnight angry their efforts were in vain. Television crews from as far away as America and Japan camped out in Malmesbury and news helicopters circled over the town, looking for the outlaw pigs, which were soon nicknamed Butch and Sundance. The Waterboys camped out at Windmill Lane, the studio made famous by U2, and promptly began to make some elbow room for themselves. On the first night, over 40 tents are set up and homeless and poor people spend the night camped out in the park. Scouts searched two buildings where insurgents have camped out. Reporters camped out in her mother's garden. Travellers who camped out at St Michael's Hospital claimed they were treated unfairly by residents, before they moved off the site. And of course, there are dozen of reporters camped out right here in front of the federal prison. Thousands of drenched and mud-covered concert goers who had camped out at Fairyhouse slowly made their way back home yesterday after braving heavy downpours over the weekend. They camped out at a local garage rock band's house and played noisy, careening rhythms to a small number of bemused punks at the old Multipurpose Rumpus Room. Wellwishers began gathering in force in the centre of Windsor shortly after dawn, adding to the small but hardy band that camped out on pavements overnight to ensure a good view of the Guildhall. They camped out on York's pavements overnight to ensure the best view of the regal visitors. 1.2 Remain persistently in one place. 盘踞，据守 the press will be camping on your doorstep once they get onto this story 一旦新闻界知道了这个故事，他们会长期守候在你家门口。 Example sentencesExamples Remaining silent, they camped in the bush until the other group had left. When we were first starting up, we virtually camped on the doorstep of a business until they said yes to us. Poor old Amelia Morris had the press camping round the clock on the front lawn of her suburban home. He should have gone up to London and camped on the doorstep until he got the document. Kain's men had camped outside the syndicate building, waiting for their boss to return. The press camped outside his house. The press camping on my parents doorstep was a bit of a novelty for them. For the remaining minutes Banbridge camped on the Naas line and tried everything they knew to breach the Naas defence. Phrases break camp Take down a tent or the tents of an encampment when ready to leave. 拔营，撤营 Example sentencesExamples We were more than eager to be up early the next morning, and wordlessly broke camp, and trudged along after Matt, peering through the thick air for a rooftop, a sure sign of the next rest stop to come. After days of preparation, they were finally ready to break camp for good. They were nearly silent for the rest of that afternoon, even after they broke camp and continued on their way for the remainder of the day. They set up the camp, cook meals and break camp, leaving the traveler to enjoy the trek without the physical hardship of toting heavy packs. I immediately broke camp and headed for the Cimarron River Valley, southwest of Gunnison, on a tip from a local farmer who said it was one of his favorite places in the world. Finally, on the morning of July 18 the regiment broke camp and boarded the transport Pennsylvania to ship out for the Philippines. They broke camp, and then mounted their horses. Afterwards we broke camp, and piled into the hummer again. The couple broke camp at first light and continued their trek. In the morning they broke camp and continued riding. Origin Early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill. camp² adjectivekampkæmp informal 1Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical in style, typically for humorous effect. （尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的 the movie seems more camp than shocking or gruesome 这部电影给人的感觉似乎夸张胜于震惊或恐惧。 Example sentencesExamples These shows are some distance from either the cheeky chappy style which made Paul Daniels a star, or the camp melodrama of American David Copperfield. Featuring an ageing Las Vegas showgirl, brilliantly performed by Nadine Tyson, it mixed camp style and pathos with the glitz and energy of showbiz. It's hard to know where provocation ends and camp self-parody begins. Indeed, Olivier had a peculiar prose style, both camp and grandiose. She covers this with deft skill and a versatile voice that can sweetly caress or swoop with camp theatrical grandeur. Mother Clap's Molly House is a camp spectacle reminiscent of music hall and it has some shockingly funny one liners. The troupe is led by an extremely camp performer in the Stuart Wagstaff mould. He is the hyper-active dynamo in a very strong cast, giving a showy performance full of camp malice. The mannerisms of the male troupers were too deliberately camp to capture the nuances of the Kern stories they were supposed to be illustrating. But the camp performer always knows that he is being sentimental and enjoys the indulgence. Before every number, Stipe ripped a sheet of paper from a pad with camp theatrical flourish. It's retro kitsch, wonderfully camp, gleefully perverse and exaggerated and utterly great fun throughout. His camp, squeaking, self-absorbed, Irish puppydog charm worked its magic on the voting audience. Synonyms exaggerated, theatrical, actorly, affected, mannered, flamboyant, extravagant, overripe 1.1 (of a man or his manner) ostentatiously and extravagantly effeminate. （男人或其举止）极为女性化的 a heavily made-up and highly camp actor 浓妆艳抹、极为忸怩作态的男演员。 Example sentencesExamples This would make a sad camp man with a receding hairline the ultimate in coolness. So far the woman has voted off four blokes - all of whom have been quite camp - and only one of them has turned out to be gay. We are no strangers to men dressing as women, but they are generally either grossly exaggerated or come across as merely camp. When I got there, the nurse, a slightly camp guy from the Philippines, shook his head with an expression somewhere between horror and sympathy. We went to Comptons and were joined by Scottish guy and camp bartender friend of Stephens. I don't if that the fact that all my gay friends are watching it says something about the demographic of the event's appeal or the fact that I just know a lot of camp gay men. Nicholas, in his own effeminately camp style, made the waitress describe the contents of several of the desserts, and only chose something after much cogitation. I have met, I believe, the two most affectedly camp people in the country, and I have the mental scars to prove it. I've known some very camp gay men through friends and they can be a real laugh to be with if you don't get strung up on your own sexuality when you are in their world. Rosenthal, for all his camp flamboyance at the Alternative Miss World, is married to a curator at the Prado museum in Madrid and has two daughters. Synonyms effeminate, effete, foppish, affected, niminy-piminy, mincing, posturing nounkampkæmp informal Deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behavior or style. （尤指为达到幽默效果）风格过分夸张的，造作的 Hollywood camp 好莱坞的造作。 Example sentencesExamples This lends an air of deliberate camp to a play that needs no such favours, and which would amuse with more subtlety in their absence. It is a dazzling performance layered with more than a hint of theatrical camp. In the hands of less-assured actors, The Maids can slip into humourless camp. The film deliberately plays for camp and kitsch, and then suddenly it becomes quite gothic. What's amazing about director Leonard Kastle's style is his ability to leap between camp and genuine moments of terror during the murder scenes. It's all a far cry from the formality and overblown camp of Sketch. With its abundant use of tiaras, leather boots, heavy makeup it was a romp that cleverly indulged in theatrical camp, yet steered clear of more obvious homosexual camp. It wears its queerness like a flashy Dolce and Gabbana blouse, with style and humor and camp - but an intentional lack of tragedy. verbkampkæmp [no object]informal (of a man) behave in an ostentatiously effeminate way. （男人）举止明显女性化，女性气；忸怩作态 he camped it up a bit for the cameras 他照相时有点忸怩作态。 Example sentencesExamples It was just wonderful, because he was camping it up, that's all. Some camped it up, some got sleazy, others sat very far back in their cushions paralysed with fear. If he is camping it up for the cameras, he is almost as good an actor as he is a chef. Synonyms posture, behave theatrically, behave affectedly, overact, overdo it, go overboard Origin Early 20th century: of unknown origin. noun.1 phr. adj.1
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