单词:shacks
v make one's home in a particular place or community
v move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
shacks的用法和样例:
例句
- In places like Alexandra, one of the city's townships, shacks have been built dangerously close to the river and people drown when it swells.在亚历山大一类的城镇上,棚户盖的离河边很近,这十分危险,河水涨潮时就会有人溺水而死。
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