shanty

[ˈʃænti] [ˈʃænti]
  • 复数:shanties;
  • 相关单词 shantytown
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      (穷人居住的)简陋的小屋,棚屋
      A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong.
    • N-COUNT
      (过去水手劳动时唱的)船夫曲,水手号子,船歌
      A shanty is a song which sailors used to sing while they were doing work on a ship.
      例句
      ...one of my father's favourite sea-shanties. 我父亲最喜爱的船夫曲之一
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    • Noun
      1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
      2. a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors