Pidgin
n. 混杂语言, 混杂行话, 事务
📖 牛津释义
pidgin
n
any of several languages resulting from contact between European traders and local peoples, eg in W Africa and SE Asia, containing elements of the local language(s) and esp English,French or Dutch, and still used for internal communication 洋泾滨语
speak in pidgin 讲洋泾滨话
[attrib 作定语]
pidgin English, ie language derived from English and another language 洋泾滨英语. Cf 参看 creole.
🗣️ 情景例句
Why do prices always go up during Spring Festival?
为什么春节期间很多东西都会涨价？
It's a pain in the neck.
这真是苦不堪言。
The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。