单词 | shack |
释义 | shack (ʃæk ) Word forms: shacks , shacking , shacked countable noun A shack is a simple hut built from tin, wood, or other materials. Home is a tin shack with no plumbing. Synonyms: hut, cabin, shanty, lean-to Phrasal verbs: shack up phrasal verb If you say that someone has shacked up with someone else or that two people have shacked up together, you disapprove of the fact that they have started living together as lovers. [informal, disapproval] ...the deserters who had shacked up with local women. [VERB PARTICLE + with] The Government was keen for people to get married rather than shack up. [VERB PARTICLE] It turned out she was shacked up with a lawyer in New York. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Collocations: fishing shack Just three fishing shacks on a beach. Times, Sunday Times During colonial times, fishermen would build fishing shacks along its banks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In that year he also moved in a row of fishing shacks that were used for guest rooms and later, for small shops. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Together they lost five sheepfolds, two tents, a tin shack and two improvised food storage sheds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The old tin shack that used to greet arrivals has been replaced by a modern airport lounge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He grew up in a corrugated tin shack with dirt floors without running water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They sleep alongside other workers in tin shacks on the site. The Sun Tin shacks line the roadside. The Sun The disused 5ft by 7ft wooden shack has no mains water, gas or electricity. The Sun (2010) The next battle will be to get inside the small wooden shack that serves as the check-in counter. Times, Sunday Times (2013) FORGET the image of an old wooden shack that is home to rusty bikes and spiders. The Sun (2016) Wearing bikinis and swim shorts they huddled into a wooden shack to look at pictures of themselves on the ride. The Sun (2015) We stayed in a tiny little wooden shack in the jungle, and it really was perfect. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 简易的棚屋 Japanese: 掘っ立て小屋 |
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