shanghai
- n. 上海(中国东部港市)
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中文词源
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Shanghai is the most important industrial base of China.
- 上海是中国最重要的工业基地.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He'll get to Shanghai in a day or two.
- 他日内就能抵沪.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》