shindig
英 ['ʃɪndɪg]
美['ʃɪndɪɡ]
- n. 盛大舞会；热闹喧哗的社交聚会；吵嚷；喧哗（等于shindy）
词态变化
复数: shindigs;
中文词源
shindig 盛大集会
俚语，可能来自 shin,胫骨，腿，dig,挖，俚语义摇摆。引申词义盛大舞会。
英文词源
- 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.)).
双语例句
- 1. Not everything at a yard sale is a real steal.
- 一个是shindig,意思是规模很大,人很多,很热闹的盛会.
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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个政治集会已经公开声明这是祖玛“成败与否的关键时刻”.
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