| 单词 | 西印度 |
| 释义 | 〔Calypso〕A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects.卡力骚曲：一种起源于西印度的音乐，在特立尼达有影响，主要特征是根据主题或广泛的幽默体裁即席而作的音律〔Bustamante〕Jamaican labor leader and politician who opposed federation with other West Indian states and was the first prime minister (1962-1967) of independent Jamaica.布斯塔曼特，（威廉）亚历山大：(1884-1977) 牙买加劳动人民领袖和政治家。他反对同其他西印度政府联盟，牙买加独立后任第一任首相(1962-1967年）〔satinwood〕A West Indian tree(Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous wood. 草叶花椒：一种生长于西印度的树木（花椒属 黄心花椒） ，有光滑、稍油的发亮木质 〔light〕Balsa is a light wood.西印度轻木是一种很轻的木材〔balsa〕A tropical American tree(Ochroma pyramidale) having wood that is soft, very light in weight, and that is used as a substitute for cork in insulation, floats, and crafts such as model airplanes. 西印度轻木：一种美国热带树木（西印度轻木 轻木属） 木质软，重量轻，用作绝缘木塞、漂浮物和工艺品，如模型飞机等的代替物 〔gherkin〕The fruit of this plant. Also called gooseberry gourd 西印度黄瓜：这种植物的果实 也作 gooseberry gourd〔blaff〕A West Indian stew consisting of fish or occasionally pork, seasonings such as lime and garlic, and often fruits and vegetables.烩鱼汤：一种西印度的炖制食品，含有鱼或偶尔有猪肉、调味品，如酸橙和大蒜，并常有水果和蔬菜〔Veracruz〕A city of east-central Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico east of Puebla. Founded in 1599 on a site visited earlier (1519) by Hernando Cortés, it was frequently sacked by buccaneers in the 17th and 18th centuries. U.S. troops led by Gen. Winfield Scott captured the city in 1847 during the Spanish-American War. Population, 284,822.维拉克鲁斯：墨西哥中东部的一个城市，位于普韦布拉以东的墨西哥湾沿岸，1599年创建于一个赫南多·科尔特斯早先到过(1519年）的地方，在17和18 世纪期间通常被西印度海盗劫掠。在美西战争期间该城于1847年被温菲尔德·斯科特将军率领的美国军队攻陷。人口284,822〔ratafia〕[perhaps of West Indian Creole origin] [可能来源于西印度克里奥耳语] 〔gherkin〕A West Indian vine(Cucumis anguria) having prickly, mature fruits that are sold as curiosities. The immature fruits are widely used for pickling. 西印度黄瓜：西印度的一种瓜（西印度黄瓜 香瓜属） ，其带刺的、成熟的果实被当成珍品出售。未熟的果实被广泛用于腌制 〔Naipaul〕West Indian-born British writer whose short stories, travel essays, and novels, such asA Bend in the River (1979), present an increasingly pessimistic view of the Third World. 奈潘尔，维（德哈）·苏（拉杰普拉萨德）：(生于 1932) 西印度裔英国作家，作品有短篇故事、旅行散文和小说，如《小河一弯》 （1979年），表达对第三世界格外悲观的观点 〔Kingstown〕The capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the West Indies, on the southwest coast of St. Vincent Island. A botanic garden, the oldest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, was established here in 1763. Population, 18,378.金斯敦：西印度中群岛中圣文森特和格林纳丁斯首都，位于圣文森特岛的西南海岸。西半球最古老的植物园1763年在这里建成。人口18,378〔Dallas〕West Indian-born American public official who as secretary of the treasury (1814-1816) urged the adoption of a protective tariff.达拉斯，亚历山大·詹姆斯：(1759-1817) 西印度裔美籍公众官员，在担任财政部部长(1814-1816年）期间，促使采纳保护性关税〔Manhattan〕A borough of New York City in southeast New York, mainly onManhattan Island at the north end of New York Bay. Peter Minuit of the Dutch West Indies Company bought the island in 1626 from the Manhattan Indians, supposedly for some $24 worth of merchandise. The settlement of New Amsterdam, renamed New York when the English assumed control in 1664, quickly spread from the southern tip of the island, eventually becoming the financial, commercial, and cultural center of the United States. Population, 1,487,536. 曼哈顿区：美国纽约州东南部纽约市里的一个拥有自治权的区，主要位于曼哈顿岛 上，即纽约湾的北头。据说荷兰西印度公司一名叫彼得·米纽伊特的职工在1626年用仅值约24美元的货物从居住于曼哈顿的印第安人手中购得此岛。始建时名为新阿姆斯特丹，1664年英国人接管时改称纽约。这儿的定居点迅速发展到了该岛的南头，最终成为了美国的金融、商业和文化中心。人口1,487,536 〔poinciana〕after M. De Poinci , 17th-century governor of French West Indies 源自M·德 庞希 ，17世纪法属西印度总督 〔Rhys〕West Indian-born British writer known forWide Sargasso Sea (1966), a novel based on the character of the first Mrs. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. 里斯，简：(1894-1979) 西印度裔英国作家，1966年以《辽阔的藻海》 著称，这部小说基于夏洛特·勃朗特的 《简·爱》 中的人物，第一位罗彻斯特夫人 |
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