waif   

n. 流浪者, 流浪儿童; 无主物, 飘流物; 信号旗

【简介】A homeless person, especially a forsaken or orphaned child.
无家可归者：一个无家可归的人，尤指一个被遗弃或无父母的孤儿

Waif 流浪儿童

Two young waifs steals a pair of boots.
两个年轻的流浪者偷一双长筒靴。

【词形变化】
复数：waifs

同义词：
foundling  n. 弃婴，弃儿
gamin   n.[法]流浪儿, 顽童
stray  n. 迷路者[家畜], 无家可归的人
vagabond   n.流浪者, 游民, 浪子, 流氓, 懒汉 adj.流浪的, 漂泊的, 浪荡的, 流浪者的
ragamuffin  n.衣服褴褛的人, 流浪儿童

【短语】
a poor little waif  贫穷的小流浪儿

waifs and strays  1.British English children or animals who do not have a home  2.零碎东西  3.出处不明的引语, 无从考查的谚语

waif look  细挑个儿 In recent popular culture, the term has been used to described an almost unhealthily thin person, usually a woman. The 'waif look' was first used to describe the 1960s model Twiggy, who had large round eyes and a very thin body.

【例句与详解:】

A waif is begging on the street.
街上有一个流浪儿正在乞讨。

Believe it not, the waif look was the hottest look of the 1990's.
不管你信不信，细挑个儿可是20世纪90年代最酷的。

They looked thin, waif-like and half starved.
他们瘦骨伶仃,像流浪儿似的饿得半死。

A woman who sports this emaciated,skeletal physique is called a waif, which is a thin person who appears fragile and needy.
瘦骨嶙峋的女人被称为细挑个儿，看上去弱不禁风。

She loved cats, and would take any waifs and strays into her home.
她喜欢猫，也经常会带一些流浪的猫到她的家里。