waif

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n.瘦小的人；（通常指）面黄肌瘦的小孩
Web流浪儿童；流浪者；漂流物

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stray,soul,urchin,orphan,ragamuffin

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1.	瘦小的人；（通常指）面黄肌瘦的小孩a small thin person, usually a child, who looks as if they do not have enough to eat

the waifs and strays of our society(= people with no home)

我们社会的弃儿

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As famous for her waif-like figure as her fashion designs, it is rare to see the star eating anything at all.

她的时尚造型和她的邋遢形象一样的众所周知，很少看见明星有吃相。

tā de shí shàng zào xíng hé tā de lā tā xíng xiàng yí yàng de zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī , hěn shǎo kàn jiàn míng xīng yǒu chī xiàng 。

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"It is twenty years , " mourned the voice . "Twenty years. I 've been a waif for twenty years ! "

“已经二十年啦，”这声音哭着说，“二十年啦。我已经流浪了二十年啦。”

" yǐ jīng èr shí nián la , " zhè shēng yīn kū zhe shuō , " èr shí nián la 。 wǒ yǐ jīng liú làng le èr shí nián la 。 "

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The man without r a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -a waif, a nothing , a no man .

人若没有了目标，就像船缺了舵 ——成了流浪汉、废物、人间渣滓。

rén ruò méi yǒu le mù biāo , jiù xiàng chuán quē le duò — — chéng le liú làng hàn 、 fèi wù 、 rén jiān zhā zǐ 。

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But the image persists of a pathetic waif, too frail for this world.

但是光影和胶片塑造的只是一个可怜、脆弱的弃儿形象。

dàn shì guāng yǐng hé jiāo piàn sù zào de zhǐ shì yī gè kě lián 、 cuì ruò de qì ér xíng xiàng 。

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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。

bù guǎn nǐ xìn bù xìn , xì tiao gè er kě shì èr shí shì jì jiǔ shí nián dài zuì kù de 。

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One day , while taking pictures in the woods he runs into his classmate Satonaka Shizuru, a strange waif, played by Aoi Miyazaki.

一天，在林中拍片的时候，他碰上了同班同学里中静流，一个怪异的流浪儿，由宫崎葵扮演。

yī tiān , zài lín zhōng pāi piān de shí hou , tā pèng shàng le tóng bān tóng xué lǐ zhōng jìng liú , yī gè guài yì de liú làng ér , yóu gōng qí kuí bàn yǎn 。

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