portmanteau

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Tourismportmanteauport‧man‧teau /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ $ pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ noun (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux /-təʊz $ -toʊz/) [countable] old-fashioned DLTa very large suitcase that opens into two partsExamples from the Corpusportmanteau• Her shabby appearance and the battered portmanteau had weighed heavily against the genteel tone of her voice.• Large green canvas portmanteau containing the personal effects of the late Victor Zenobia.• Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican.• The old man had disappeared outside again without a word, having set Theda's portmanteau down in the wide hall.• The balancing slower growth was supplied by the portmanteau of miscellaneous services.• Presently the port was gone and the fire gone and Tuppe had gone to sleep in the portmanteau.• He shut the door, turned and tripped straight over the portmanteau.• The portmanteau can't be found.Origin portmanteau (1500-1600) French porter ( → PORTAGE) + manteau “cloak”

单词	portmanteau
释义	portmanteau From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Tourismportmanteauport‧man‧teau /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ $ pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ noun (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux /-təʊz $ -toʊz/) [countable] old-fashioned DLTa very large suitcase that opens into two partsExamples from the Corpusportmanteau• Her shabby appearance and the battered portmanteau had weighed heavily against the genteel tone of her voice.• Large green canvas portmanteau containing the personal effects of the late Victor Zenobia.• Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican.• The old man had disappeared outside again without a word, having set Theda's portmanteau down in the wide hall.• The balancing slower growth was supplied by the portmanteau of miscellaneous services.• Presently the port was gone and the fire gone and Tuppe had gone to sleep in the portmanteau.• He shut the door, turned and tripped straight over the portmanteau.• The portmanteau can't be found.Origin portmanteau (1500-1600) French porter ( → PORTAGE) + manteau “cloak”
随便看	against the clock against the grain against to all expectations against to expectations against wishes against your better judgment against your will against/contrary to (all) expectations Agamemnon agan agape Agassi Agassi, Andre agate Agatha age age age appropriate age bracket Age Concern age discrimination age etc band age etc bracket age etc group age etc range