caper
noun /ˈkeɪpə(r)/
/ˈkeɪpər/
- [usually plural] the small green flower bud of a Mediterranean bush, preserved in vinegar and used in preparing sauces and other dishes
刺山柑花蕾（产于地中海，腌泡于醋中用作调味料） - (informal) an activity, especially one that is illegal or dangerous
活动；（尤指）不法活动，危险活动 - A call to the police should put an end to their little caper.
给警察打个电话应该就能制止他们的胡闹。 - He’s involved in some sort of organized crime caper.
他参与了某种有组织的犯罪活动。
- A call to the police should put an end to their little caper.
- a humorous film that contains a lot of action
惊险喜剧片 - a British spy caper
英国间谍喜剧片
- a British spy caper
- a short jumping or dancing movement
跳跃；雀跃；蹦蹦跳跳 - He cut a little celebratory caper (= jumped or danced a few steps) in the middle of the road.
他高兴得在路中央又蹦又跳的。
- He cut a little celebratory caper (= jumped or danced a few steps) in the middle of the road.
词源noun senses 2 to 4 late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole ‘a leap in dancing’. noun sense 1 late Middle English: from French câpres or Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis; later interpreted as plural, hence the loss of the final -s in the 16th cent.