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shanty

/ˈʃænti/

Meanings
noun

棚屋，小屋。

A roughly-built hut or cabin.

Examples :

"The homeless man lived in a small shanty made of cardboard and scrap metal near the river. "
那个无家可归的人住在河边一个用纸板和废金属搭建的简陋棚屋里。
architecture building property

Related Words

Illustration shanties

shanties noun

/ˈʃæntiz/ /ˈʃɑːntiz/

简陋的小屋，棚户区

"After the flood, many families lived in temporary shanties made of scrap wood and metal. "

洪水过后，很多家庭住在用废木头和铁皮搭建的临时简陋小屋里。

Illustration homeless

homeless adjective

/ˈhoʊmləs/

无家可归的，流浪的

"Whenever I pass the park, I see the homeless people sleeping on the benches."

每次我路过公园，都会看到无家可归的人们睡在长椅上。

Illustration unlicensed

unlicensed adjective

/ˌʌnˈlaɪsn̩st/

无证的，未经许可的

"The unlicensed daycare was shut down because it didn't meet safety standards. "

那家无证经营的托儿所因为不符合安全标准而被关闭了。

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

Illustration salvaged

salvaged verb

/ˈsælvɪdʒd/ /ˈsælvɪdʒd/

抢救，挽救。

"The firefighters salvaged precious family photos from the burning house. "

消防员从燃烧的房子里抢救出了珍贵的家庭照片。

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

临时工, 临时人员

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

面包店的那个临时工只在那里干了一个夏天。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration improvised

improvised verb

/ˈɪmprəvaɪzd/ /ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd/

即兴，临时凑合。

"He had no speech prepared, so he improvised."

他没有准备演讲稿，所以只能即兴发挥。

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Illustration dwelling

dwelling noun

/ˈdwɛ.lɪŋ/

住所，住宅，居所。

"The old house served as a dwelling for Albert."

这栋老房子是阿尔伯特的住所。

Illustration cardboard

cardboard noun

/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ /ˈkɑɹdbɔɹd/

纸板，卡纸。

"The moving company used cardboard boxes to pack all the family's belongings. "

搬家公司用纸板箱把这家人所有的东西都打包了。

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rudimentary noun

/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/

乳头的雏形

"The piglets' rudimentary mammae were barely visible. "

这些小猪的乳头雏形几乎看不见。