vamp
n
upper front part of a boot or shoe 靴面或鞋面的前部.
vamp v
1 [I, Tn] (esp derog 尤作贬义) improvise (a basic tune or accompaniment), esp on the piano 即席奏出(基本曲调或伴奏曲)(尤指用钢琴).
2 (phr v) vamp sth up (infml 口) make sth new from old or existing material (用旧的或现有的材料)做出新的东西
vamp up some lectures out of/from old notes 用旧笔记中的材料拼凑成几篇讲演稿.
vamp n (dated infml 旧, 口) (esp in the 1920´s and 1930´s) seductive woman using her attractions to exploit men (尤指二十世纪二十到三十年代)以色相勾引并利用男子的女子. vamp, v [I, Tn]
exploit or flirt with (a man) unscrupulously 不道德地利用(男子)或与之调情.