| 单词 | shanty |
| 释义 | shanty (once / 1657 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY shanty: shanties USAGE EXAMPLESThe Cuban Rumba, a music and dance combination, originally developed across the country in poor neighbourhoods and shanty towns. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) The consequences of this are plain to see: the rural poor flock to cities, to shanty towns, driven by hope. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) “Look at all these people!” says Ginger Crowley, co-owner of the Shanty, gesturing at a throng outside the Lower Queen Anne diner Friday. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1 n small crude shelter used as a dwelling 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper hovel, hut, hutch, shack igloo, iglu an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome mudhifa reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained shelter a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger n a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors Syn|Hyper chantey, chanty, sea chantey work song a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work |
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