英语单词

shanghai是什么意思

shanghai

美 [,ʃæŋ'haɪ]
  • n. 上海(中国东部港市)

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1. 拼音:伤害; 上海。

中文词源


shanghai 诓骗,欺骗

来自 Shanghai,上海。因在 19 世纪中期在上海港口大量诓骗年青人到海上当水手而得名。

英文词源


shanghai (v.)
"to drug a man unconscious and ship him as a sailor," 1854, American English, from the practice of kidnapping to fill the crews of ships making extended voyages, such as to the Chinese seaport of Shanghai.
Shanghai
Chinese seaport, literally "by the sea," from Shang "on, above" + hai "sea." In 19c., a long-legged breed of hens, supposed to have come from there; hence U.S. slang senses relating to long, tall persons or things.

双语例句


1. I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai.
我在上海的一家书店里碰到了他.

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2. Distantly, to her right, she could make out the city of Shanghai.
在她的右侧, 她能远远地分辨出上海这座城市.

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3. I struck on that antique in a small shop in Shanghai.
这古玩是我在上海的一家小店里偶然碰到的.

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4. Shanghai is the most important industrial base of China.
上海是中国最重要的工业基地.

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5. He'll get to Shanghai in a day or two.
他日内就能抵沪.

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