roundhouse
n. 圆形机车库, 拘留所, 大抡拳
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教材释义与例句
后甲板舱室;拘留所;圆形机车库
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A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.
[T]he gentlemen in the coffee room insisted upon the watch being called, or a constable. With considerable difficulty the two heroes were carried off to the round-house, and there lodged for the night.
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A traditional circular dwelling elevated on stilts with a conical roof found in part of Southeast Asia.
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A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age.
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The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship.
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A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers.
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A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable.
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A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
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In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.
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To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
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From round + house, a calque of Dutch rondhuis (“guardhouse”). First attested in the Mid-15th c.
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