| 词汇 | shanty |
| 释义 | shanty noun[ C ] uk /ˈʃæn.ti/ us /ˈʃæn.t̬i/ shantynoun[C] (HOUSE)a small house, usually made from pieces of wood, metal, or cardboard, in which poor people live, especially on the edge of a city（尤指城市边缘的）简陋小屋，棚屋 h3ct02/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Houses & homes A-frame ADU affordable housing almshouse apartment dormitory dosshouse dower house duplex efficiency multifamily Nissen hut non-housing old people's home palace town house townhouse tract house trap house two-up two-down shantynoun[C] (SONG)(alsochanty); (US alsochantey) a song that sailors sang in the past while they were working on a ship（旧时水手在船上唱的）劳动号子 Singing a cappella accompaniment accompany alto anthem coloratura contralto countertenor croon crooner dirge intonation playback singer prima donna psalm quartet quintet singsong the Internationale warble shanty | American Dictionaryshanty noun[ C ] us/ˈʃænt·i/ a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood, metal, or cardboard, in which poor people live: He lived in a little shanty in the desert, miles from anything else. Examples of shantyshanty The prohibition against subletting applies only to certain shanties in close proximity to the forts, and is a necessary precaution on defence grounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old sea shanties are an example of the effect of music on the minds of men who work together. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People and animals live together in thatched huts or rotted wooden shanties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In place of the shanties, there were hovels built with bits of corrugated iron, bits of cardboard, bits of plywood stretching for miles and miles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not even shanties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a carefully devised situation where a great barrier has been built to prevent people coming from the airports seeing these shanties and the hideous conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They object to these miserable shanties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To do this, the corporation will have to buy some 80 miles of unmade-up roads along which are thousands of small bungalows that the planners describe as shacks or shanties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of the region's music focuses on the strong seafaring tradition in the area, and includes sea shanties and other sailing songs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He remained in the lumber and steamboat businesses, and also traded in groceries, in large part to supply his own boats, shanties and so forth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The remaining lived along the side of the river in shanties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The removal of the shanties paved the way for improved safer school environment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The move was intended to improve traffic flow on the road, and discourage shanties from coming up due to the smaller footpath. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He recorded a number of sea shanties and folk songs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hotels in these times usually began as shanties, selling coffee to passing coaches, before gaining their liquor licences. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of shanty 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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