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单词 wigwam
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wigwam
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪɡ.wæm/us
/ˈwɪɡ.wæm/
aroundedstructuremade from aframeofpolescoveredwithmaterialssuch asgrass,cloth, oranimalskins,livedin byNativeAmericans,especiallyin thenortheasternUS and Canada in the past:
Thechildrencansitin a birch-bark wigwamlisteningto atraditionalstory.
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aframeofsticksforsupportingplantswhile they aregrowing:
You canbuybamboowigwams foryourclimbers.
Wegrowoursweetpeason wigwams of sixhazelsticks.
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  • She had a new,boxy"government"homebut in thebackyardshekepta dome-shaped wigwam.
  • In thecentreof each wigwam, afireburnedconstantly, and above it was aholein the wigwam toletout thesmoke.
  • Theyestablishedvillages,theirwigwams setcloselytogether around acentrewhich wasleftopenforgamesorceremonies.
  • Forheight, you can have wigwams ofrunnerbeans,sweetpeasandclematis.
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(Definition ofwigwamfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
wigwam
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪɡ.wæm/us
/ˈwɪɡ.wæm/
a cone-shapedtentmade andlivedin,especiallyin the past, by Native Americans in theeasternUS
（尤指过去美国东部印第安人居住的）尖顶棚屋，简陋小屋

wigwam| American Dictionary

wigwam
noun[C]
us
/ˈwɪɡ·wɑm/
a cone-shapedtentmade andlivedin,esp. in the past, by AmericanIndiansin theeasternUS
(Definition ofwigwamfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The buses then spawned an enormouswigwam, and thewigwamspawned the almost inevitable mass of rubbish, rather grubby children, and lots of dogs.
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I am not prepared to accept that, because the houses built today are houses and not wigwams.
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I did say of house production and notwigwamproduction.
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They had a pow-wow in awigwam, but they could not smoke the peace pipe because they had broken it.
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Many colonists lived in fairly crude structures, including dugouts, wigwams, and dirt-floor huts made using wattle and daub construction.
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Wigwams were covered by it and canoes were constructed from it.
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It consists of 15 wigwams used as guest rooms that are arranged in a semicircle.
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Family dwellings resemble futuristic wigwams and can accommodate an open hearth.
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They would take the outer layer of thewigwamwith them, and leave the heavy wood frame in place.
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Attention to detail was the main focus during renovation, as the wigwams lost their zigzag pattern.
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Evidence of a camp was found with the remnants of awigwamand hearth.
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The male of the family was responsible for the framing of thewigwam.
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Between these beds was an open space, perhaps six or eight feet in width, running the whole length of thewigwam.
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In warm weather, they constructed light wigwams for portability.
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In the end it was thewigwamthat was easiest to put up and sounded best.
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