shindig
英 ['??nd?g]
美['??nd?ɡ]
- n. 盛大舞會(huì)；熱鬧喧嘩的社交聚會(huì)；吵嚷；喧嘩（等于shindy）
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?shindigs;
中文詞源
shindig 盛大集會(huì)
俚語，可能來自 shin,脛骨，腿，dig,挖，俚語義搖擺。引申詞義盛大舞會(huì)。
英文詞源
- shindig (n.)
- "dance, party, lively gathering," 1871, probably from shindy "a spree, merrymaking" (1821), also "a game like hockey;" perhaps from shinty, name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see shinny (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Not everything at a yard sale is a real steal.
- 一個(gè)是shindig,意思是規(guī)模很大,人很多,很熱鬧的盛會(huì).
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- 2. In sum , a party shindig in Durban this week was make - or - break time for him.
- 反正在本周德班市的一個(gè)政治集會(huì)已經(jīng)公開聲明這是祖瑪“成敗與否的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻”.
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