Word · Frequency #5130
Santa
/ˈsæntə/
noun
n. 圣诞老人（等于Santa Claus）
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
- 1.
An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
装扮成圣诞老人的人
- 2.
An instance of any likeness of Santa.
任何圣诞老人形象的实例
装扮成圣诞老人的人；任何圣诞老人形象的实例；圣诞老人(等于Santa Claus)
In use
The children wrote letters to Santa before Christmas.
They found presents under the tree that Santa had left.
A man dressed up as Santa handed out candy to everyone.
believe in Santa
Do you still believe in Santa?
你还相信圣诞老人吗？
write to Santa
The child wrote a letter to Santa.
这个孩子给圣诞老人写了一封信。
Santa brings [something]
Santa brings presents on Christmas Eve.
圣诞老人在圣诞夜带来礼物。
Connections
Collocations
- Santa Claus
- 圣诞老人
- Santa Claus brings gifts on Christmas Eve.圣诞老人在圣诞前夜带来礼物。
- believe in Santa
- 相信圣诞老人
- Children often believe in Santa until they grow up.孩子们通常相信圣诞老人直到他们长大。
- letter to Santa
- 给圣诞老人的信
- She wrote a letter to Santa asking for a doll.她给圣诞老人写了一封信，要一个娃娃。
- Santa's sleigh
- 圣诞老人的雪橇
- Santa's sleigh is pulled by reindeer.圣诞老人的雪橇由驯鹿拉着。
- visit from Santa
- 圣诞老人的来访
- The kids were excited about the visit from Santa.孩子们对圣诞老人的来访感到兴奋。
- Santa's workshop
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象圣诞老人坐着雪橇送礼物，记住“Santa”就是“圣诞老人”的简称。
Context & Register
mixed
Grammar Note
专有名词，通常首字母大写，不加冠词
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有'Atlanta' (/ætˈlæntə/) 与'santa' (/ˈsæntə/) 真正押韵，因为它们的重读元音/æ/和后续音/ntə/相同。其他单词只有拼写模式'-anta'相似，但发音的元音或辅音簇不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.