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- a 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。
1.1
- a complex of buildings for holiday accommodation, typically with extensive recreational facilities（尤指有大量娱乐设施的）度假营地：
a summer camp for children.
儿童夏令营。
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- （亦作summer camp）N. Amer. a summer holiday programme for children, offering a range of activities〈北美〉（儿童）夏令营。
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- mass noun temporary overnight lodging in tents野营, 宿营：
they made camp in a pleasant area
他们在一个舒适的地方野营
we pitched camp at a fine spot.
我们在一个舒适的地点扎营。
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- Archaeology, Brit. a prehistoric enclosed or fortified 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）。
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- the 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。
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- S. African a fenced field or enclosed area for grazing〈南非〉（有围栏或圈围的）放牧区。
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- Austral./NZ a place where livestock regularly congregate or where a mustered herd is assembled〈澳/新西兰〉放牧集中地。
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- S. African a short period of annual military service, several of which are usually compulsory after completion of national service〈南非〉年度短期兵役（其中几次通常为服完国家兵役之后须服的义务兵役）。
no obj.
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- live for a time in a tent or caravan, 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
as noun camping camping attracts people of all ages.野营吸引着所有年龄段的人。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- Austral./NZ (of livestock) assemble together for rest〈澳/新西兰〉（牲畜）集中休息。
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- with obj. S. African divide (land) and enclose with fences〈南非〉分（地）, 扎围栏。
短语
break camp
- take down a tent or the tents of an encampment ready to leave拔营, 撤营。
词源
early 16th cent.: 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.
informal <非正式>
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- (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。
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- deliberately 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。
mass noun
- deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behaviour or style造作的举止（或风格）：
Hollywood camp.
好莱坞的造作。
no obj.
- (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。
派生词
campily
adverbcampiness
nouncampy
adjective词源
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.