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单词 shack
释义
shack1 nounshack2 verb
shackshack1 /ʃæk/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINshack1
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from shackly ‘likely to fall down’ (19-20 centuries), or from Mexican Spanish jacal ‘small building’, from Nahuatl xacalli
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • They lived in a one-room shack.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A girl of about sixteen stands in the doorway of the little shack that is connected to the store.
  • An old woman emerges from a shack behind the cantina, buttoning up a torn housedress.
  • Brucha has lived in his off-trail shack for 14 years, and in that time, he has made it his own.
  • He lives in a shack with his wife and four children.
  • I've seen the homes they live in-mud-floored shacks with no sanitation or direct access to running water.
  • It is a community of tar-paper shacks and few prospects.
  • It was small, but seemed surprisingly well stocked for a peasant's shack.
  • The run-down villas and cement footpaths give way to dusty tracks and wooden shacks.
word sets
WORD SETS
adjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Organic but ugly ... farmer's told to move out of his wooden shack.· His home is a flimsy wooden shack in a Watts alley, with only a hot plate, table and bed.· The small village, no more than 20 wooden and canvas shacks, sat on the edge of a coastal inlet.· The growing population needs more roads, wooden shacks and outhouses.· Types of trees found to build small wooden shacks are - pine, beech, oak.· This was a collection of wooden shacks and grass-roofed shelters.· The run-down villas and cement footpaths give way to dusty tracks and wooden shacks.
a small building that has not been built very well:  a tin shack
shack1 nounshack2 verb
shackshack2 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
shack
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyshack
he, she, itshacks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyshacked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave shacked
he, she, ithas shacked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad shacked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill shack
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have shacked
Continuous Form
PresentIam shacking
he, she, itis shacking
you, we, theyare shacking
PastI, he, she, itwas shacking
you, we, theywere shacking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been shacking
he, she, ithas been shacking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been shacking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be shacking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been shacking
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto live with someone who you have a sexual relationship with
· I lived with Stuart for three years before we broke up.· Have you ever met the woman that Glen is living with?
if two people live together , they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship: · These days people often live together before getting married.· Al really wants us to live together, but I'm not sure I'm ready.
formal to live with someone as if you were married to them: · Only about one in three couples who cohabit end up getting married.cohabit with: · Most divorcees either remarry or cohabit with another partner.
informal to start to live with someone who you have a sexual relationship with - often used humorously: shack up with: · He's shacking up with some girl he met at the beach.be shacked up (=be living together): · Once they were shacked up, all they did was fight.
shack up phrasal verb informal to start living with someone who you have sex with but are not married to – used to show disapprovalshack up with She had shacked up with some guy from Florida.be shacked up Is she shacked up with anyone?
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