| 单词 | hamlet |
| 释义 | hamlet (once / 1674 pages) n That small settlement you pass through along a country road is not just a cluster of houses. It’s a hamlet. You may be familiar with Shakespeare’s famous play describing the plight of the doomed prince Hamlet. Remember the meaning of the common noun hamlet this way: Picture an alternate Hamlet cheerfully living in a small village in the country (a hamlet), without family tension or the need to avenge his father. Does that help? WORD FAMILYhamlet: hamlets USAGE EXAMPLESFriday near the hamlet of Dover Plains in Dutchess County. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) If a hamlet detracted from his composition, he moved it. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Some nearby hamlets are abandoned because residents decamped in fear. Los Angeles Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1n a community of people smaller than a village Syn|Hyper crossroads community a group of people living in a particular local area 2n a settlement smaller than a town Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper village Cheddar a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made Sealyhama village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred El Alameina village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942 Jerichoa village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land Jamestowna former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607 Chancellorsvillea village in northeastern Virginia Spotsylvaniaa village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War Yorktowna historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution campong, kampong a native village in Malaysia kraala village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade puebloa communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States settlement an area where a group of families live together Hamlet (once / 1919 pages) n WORD FAMILY Hamlet: Hamlets USAGE EXAMPLESJudge William Hamlet granted the state’s request for an order that prohibits Davis from contacting the specialists who are rehabilitating the horses. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) The report was compiled by a former cabinet minister, Eric Pickles, who called Tower Hamlets a “wake-up call” when introducing it. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Hamlet might be the easiest role in the play. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) n the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father Exp character, fictional character, fictitious character an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
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