网络释义英英释义
wampum [ 'wɔmpəm, 'wɔ:m- ]
-
n.
-
informal terms for money
同义词： boodle bread cabbage clams dinero dough gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah pelf scratch shekels simoleons sugar
-
small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
同义词： peag wampumpeag
-
informal terms for money
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
wampum /ˈwɒmpəm/
-
1.
N (formerly) money used by North American Indians, made of cylindrical shells strung or woven together, esp white shells rather than the more valuable black or purple ones (从前)北美印第安人使用的贝壳钱
双语例句权威例句
-
I brought some wampum from North America.
我从北美买了一些贝壳串珠。
-
The Lenape used a money system of their own invention called "wampum."
Lenape人使用一种自己发明的，称作“wampum”的货币系统。
-
To make wampum, they sewed tiny black, purple, and white beads made from seashells into belts.
为了制造wampum，他们会把用贝壳制成的黑色、紫色以及白色的小珠子缝在一起制成条带。
应用推荐