Word · Frequency #19887
shanty
棚屋；简陋小屋
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- 1.
A roughly-built hut or cabin.
简陋建造的小屋或棚屋。
- 2.
A rhythmic work song, traditionally sung by sailors or stevedores, functioning to set the pace for hauling, turning a capstan, loading, or other such activities.
一种有节奏的劳动号子,传统上由水手或码头工人演唱,用于统一步伐以进行拉拽、绞盘、装货等活动。
- 3.
A rudimentary or improvised dwelling, especially one not legally owned.
简陋或临时搭建的住所,尤指非法占有的。
水手劳动号子；劳动歌；简陋建造的小屋或棚屋。；一种有节奏的劳动号子,传统上由水手或码头工人演唱,用于统一步伐以进行拉拽、绞盘、装货等活动。；简陋或临时搭建的住所,尤指非法占有的。；棚屋
In use
After losing his job, he lived in a tiny shanty behind the railway station for almost a year.
The hikers found an abandoned shanty and used it as shelter for the night.
In the fishing village, several families still live in shanties they built themselves.
live in a shanty
此义指简陋的临时住所，是可数名词，复数形式为 shanties。
The workers live in a shanty near the railway.
工人们住在铁路附近的一间棚屋里。
sing a shanty
此义指水手劳动时唱的节奏歌，注意与“棚屋”义拼写相同但意思不同。
The old sailors sang a shanty as they worked.
老水手们一边干活一边唱劳动号子。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- shanty town
- 棚户区；贫民窟
- The city plans to redevelop the shanty town near the river.该市计划改造河边的棚户区。
- wooden shanty
- 小木棚；简陋木屋
- He built a wooden shanty at the edge of the forest.他在森林边缘搭了一个小木棚。
- makeshift shanty
- 临时棚屋；简易棚
- They spent the night in a makeshift shanty.他们在一个临时棚屋里过夜。
- sea shanty
- 水手劳动号子；海员号子
- The crew sang a sea shanty as they hauled the ropes.船员们一边拉绳索，一边唱水手号子。
- sing a shanty
- 唱劳动号子；唱水手号子
- The old sailor taught us to sing a shanty.老水手教我们唱水手号子。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 shanty 拆成 shan(山)+ty，想象山边简陋棚屋；sea shanty 则是水手劳动号子，联想船工边干活边唱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reporting、literature、informal speech 作“简陋小屋”讲时，shanty 的语域比较中性，但常带“破旧、临时”的色彩，多用于新闻报道或文学作品中描述贫民区、棚户区或临时住所；日常口语里也能听到，但在正式的法律或技术文件中不太常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵：scanty /ˈskænti/、panty /ˈpænti/、美式 auntie /ˈænti/ 与 shanty 的 /ˈʃænti/ 韵母完全相同（/ænti/）。拼写近似但发音不同：shady /ˈʃeɪdi/、shiny /ˈʃaɪni/、sandy /ˈsændi/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.