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单词 portmanteau
释义
portmanteauport‧man‧teau /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ $ pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ noun (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux /-təʊz $ -toʊz/) [countable] old-fashioned Word Origin
WORD ORIGINportmanteau
Origin:
1500-1600 French porter (PORTAGE) + manteau ‘cloak’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He shut the door, turned and tripped straight over the portmanteau.
  • Her shabby appearance and the battered portmanteau had weighed heavily against the genteel tone of her voice.
  • Instead he took a sheaf of glossy photographs from his portmanteau and pushed them across the table towards the Corsican.
  • Large green canvas portmanteau containing the personal effects of the late Victor Zenobia.
  • Presently the port was gone and the fire gone and Tuppe had gone to sleep in the portmanteau.
  • The portmanteau can't be found.
  • The balancing slower growth was supplied by the portmanteau of miscellaneous services.
  • The old man had disappeared outside again without a word, having set Theda's portmanteau down in the wide hall.
word sets
WORD SETS
à la carte, adjectivebag, nounbaggage, nounB and B, bed and breakfast, nounbellboy, nounbellhop, nounboarder, nounboarding house, nounboardwalk, nouncaravanning, nouncaravanserai, nouncarry-on, adjectivecase, nounchalet, nouncheckout, nounclerk, nounconcierge, nouncourier, nouncourtesy, adjectivecruise, nouncruise ship, noundesk, noundesk clerk, noundining room, noundocent, noundude ranch, nounen suite, adjectiveexcursion, nounfirst class, nounflophouse, nounfly-drive holiday, nounfull board, noungame park, noungame reserve, noungreen card, nounguest book, nounguesthouse, nounguide, nounguided tour, nounhalf board, nounhand luggage, nounhigh season, nounholiday camp, nounholiday home, nounhostel, nounhostelry, nounhotel, nounhotelier, nounhousekeeper, nouninn, nounLilo, nounlow season, nounmecca, nounmotel, nounmotor home, nounmystery tour, nounnational monument, nounnational park, nounnight porter, nounnon-resident, nounone-star, adjectivepackage tour, nounpacking, nounpension, nounpiste, nounportmanteau, nounreception, nounresort, nounroom service, nounsafari, nounsafari park, nounself-catering, adjectiveshowplace, nounsightseeing, nounsightseer, nounstar, nounsuitcase, nounsuite, nounsundeck, nountimeshare, nountime-sharing, nountour, nountour, verbtourist, nountourist office, nountourist trap, nountouristy, adjectivetour operator, nountravel agency, nountravel agent, nountravel bureau, nountwo-star, adjectivevacancy, nounvacation, verbvacationer, nounvalet, nounvalise, nounvisit, verbvisitors' book, nounwatering place, nounwaxwork, nounyouth hostel, nounyouth hostelling, noun
a very large suitcase that opens into two parts
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