单词 | Quonset |
释义 | Quonset Quon.set AHD: [kw¼n“s¹t] D.J. [6kwKns!t]K.K. [6kw$ns!t]NONE(无词性)A trademark used for a prefabricated portable hut having a semicircular roof of corrugated metal that curves down to form walls. This trademark often occurs in attributive contexts in print:“a Quonset building that once stored grain” (Chicago Tribune); “an unassuming assemblage of clapboard buildings, Quonset storage huts, and docks” (Christian Science Monitor). It sometimes occurs in lowercase: 匡西特活动房屋:一种用来指由预制件组成的可移动小屋的商标。小屋屋顶为半圆形,为波纹金属,卷下来可组成墙壁。在印刷品中,这个商标经常出现在表定语的语境中:“曾用来贮藏粮食的匡西特式建筑物” (芝加哥论坛); “一堆毫不起眼的隔板建筑物,匡西特储藏屋和船坞” (基督教科学箴言报)。有时它也以小写出现: “wooden frame shacks, auto trailers, abandoned Air Force quonsets”(&b{Washington Post})“木制小棚,汽车拖车,废弃的空军匡西特活动房屋”(华盛顿邮报) |
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