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shack

UK/ʃæk/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A small, roughly built and poorly constructed hut or cabin.

陋屋;棚屋;简陋小屋

v.

To live in a place, especially with someone (often 'shack up').

居住;同居(常与up连用)

Root Breakdown

shackother
=shack

Common Collocations

  • 1.wooden shack木棚屋
  • 2.run-down shack破败的小屋
  • 3.[tin shack]铁皮棚屋
  • 4.live in a shack住在陋屋里

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They took shelter from the storm in a wooden shack by the road.

  • 2.

    The fisherman lived alone in a shack near the beach.

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