音标:['ʃænti] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 棚屋
n small crude shelter used as a dwelling
n a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
词型变化:名词复数形式 : shanties
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shanty的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. His childhood was spent in a shanty.他的童年是在一个简陋小屋里度过的。
  2. It's one of my father's favourite shanties.这是我父亲最喜爱的劳动号子之一。

词汇搭配

  • shanty town贫民窟

经典引文

  • One tin shanty of a so-called 'Hotel'.

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