hobo
/ˈhəʊbəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊbəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhō-(ˌ)bō/ (ame, mw)
hobo — 名詞
- hobosingular
- hoboesplural
1. especially in older American use, a person who keeps moving between towns withou
流浪漢
無固定住處、四處找零工的人
especially in older American use, a person who keeps moving between towns without a settled home, getting by through short-term work and help from others.
During the wheat harvest, Tunde travelled as a hobo, taking farm jobs across Kansas.
在小麥收成季，Tunde 以流浪漢身分四處走，在堪薩斯各地農場找零工。
hobo + seasonal farm work in older American settings
Old photos show hobos cooking soup beside the tracks outside town.
老照片裡可見流浪漢在鎮外鐵軌旁煮湯。
A hobo asked the station cook for bread before climbing onto a cargo train.
一名流浪漢在爬上貨運火車前，先向車站廚師討麵包。
After the mine closed, Chidi became a hobo and slept in empty train cars.
礦場關閉後，Chidi 成了流浪漢，睡在空的火車車廂裡。
- resident
someone who lives in one place on a regular basis
- householder
someone with an established home
用法筆記
Usually refers to older American contexts. It suggests a travelling life and temporary work, so it is narrower than homeless person and less formal than vagrant.
常見錯誤
hobo — 動詞
- hobopresent simple I / you / we / they
- hobos3rd person singular
- hoboing-ing form
- hoboedpast simple
1. to travel from place to place without a settled home, supporting yourself with t
流浪討生活
四處漂泊，邊走邊靠零工維生
to travel from place to place without a settled home, supporting yourself with temporary work along the way.
In his twenties, Ilan hoboed across the Midwest, picking fruit in summer.
二十幾歲時，Ilan 在美國中西部流浪討生活，夏天摘水果維生。
hobo + across + region while taking seasonal work
After leaving school, Beatrix hoboed west and worked in roadside cafes.
離校後，Beatrix 一路向西流浪討生活，在路邊咖啡館打工。
The brothers hoboed from state to state until winter sent them home.
那對兄弟一州接一州地流浪討生活，直到冬天才回家。
For a year, Karim hoboed along the rail line and slept in barns.
Karim 有一年沿著鐵路線流浪討生活，晚上睡在穀倉裡。
- settle down
to stop moving around and make a stable home
- stay put
to remain in one place instead of moving on
文法句型
hobo + across/along/through + place
hobo + from town to town
用法筆記
Rare and old-fashioned. It appears mostly in writing about earlier American railway travel and seasonal labour. Distinguish from wander: this verb implies living by moving and taking odd jobs, not simply walking without a plan.