| 单词 | shanty |
| 释义 | shanty shanty1 —shantylike, adj. /shan"tee/, n. , pl. shanties, adj., v., shantied, shantying. n. 1. a crudely built hut, cabin, or house. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a shanty or shanties: a shanty quarter outside the town walls. 3. of a low economic or social class, esp. when living in a shanty: shanty people. v.i. 4. to inhabit a shanty. [1810-20; prob. < CanF chantier lumber camp, hut; F: yard, depot, gantry, stand for barrels < L cant(h)erius rafter, prop, lit., horse in poor condition, nag < Gk kanthélios pack ass] shanty2 /shan"tee/, n. , pl. shanties. chantey. |
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