wampum

英

美

n.  钱，币; 贝壳串珠；交换物

COCA.30789

英英释义

noun

• small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts
  Synonym:peagwampumpeag
• informal terms for money
  Synonym:boodlebreadcabbageclamsdinerodoughgeltkalelettucelollylucrelootmoolahpelfscratchshekelssimoleonssugar

双语例句

• At first they copied the Native Americans and used wampum.
  最初，他们模仿本土的美国人用贝壳串珠当作钱。
• Wampum was made of seashells.
  贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的。
• Open a little store and use your wampum for money!
  打开一个小商店和使用金钱的钱！
• French and English want to pay with wampum and brandy.
  和英国人和法国人换枪和酒。
• The Indian money was called wampum and consisted of strings of beads made from the shells of clams and other shellfish.
  印度的钱被称为金钱和包括字符串的珠子从炮弹的蛤蜊和其他贝类。