| 词汇 | portmanteau |
| 释义 | portmanteau noun[ C ] old-fashioneduk /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/ us /pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ/pluralportmanteaus or portmanteauxuk /-təʊz/ us /-toʊz/ a large case for carrying clothes while travelling, especially one that opens out into two parts（尤指两格式）旅行皮箱 See also portmanteau word Containers for carrying personal possessions attaché case baggage billfold bindle briefcase excess baggage garment bag grip hand luggage handbag hatbox pannier pocketbook sack saddlebag satchel schoolbag shopping bag sling sponge bag portmanteau adjective[ before noun ] uk /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/ us /pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ/ consisting of a wide range of things that are considered as a single thing: 多成分组合的；综合的 The Official Secrets Act was described as a piece of portmanteau legislation, covering everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.《官方保密法》被描述为一个内容庞杂的立法，涵盖了从核武器到军靴的一切东西。 General abstract abstraction abstractly across-the-board all-purpose broad broadness by and largeidiom chiefly coarse-grained essence general literally mostly nomothetic non-personal on the wholeidiom overall sense whole Examples of portmanteauportmanteau Stump discusses three main phenomena : ' portmanteau ' rule blocks, parallel blocks and reversible blocks. We are willing to countenance a restricted group of local experiments, but not portmanteau powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose one is carrying a case, a parcel or portmanteau, and that a number of personal and confidential letters are carried in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of how to fill this portmanteau is very important. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are similar in that they are portmanteau provisions; that is to say, they are susceptible of unlimited expansion in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both these two portmanteau provisions have similarities and also differences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we are using a portmanteau phrase in order basically to save time and complication. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that he will accept that that is rather a portmanteau way of describing the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exchange is an incalculable matter there, where a man has to take a portmanteau full of paper currency in order to buy his breakfast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are happy that those matters have been rolled together, resulting in a portmanteau proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The clause is by no means the most troubling aspect of a troubling portmanteau of legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judge rejected it as being a portmanteau warrant and therefore improper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could not give a portmanteau answer as to what particular difficulties might be considered enough in an individual case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it a portmanteau phrase covering both? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also want to ensure technology transfer as far as we can, but that tends to be a curious portmanteau expression used to describe things which are tradeable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of portmanteau These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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