Dixie
/ˈdɪksɪ/- an informal name for the Southern states of the US. It was used in the song 'Dixie' (1859), a marching song popular with Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War.迪克西(美国南方诸州的别称, 该词曾出现于歌曲《迪克西》[1859]中, 这首行军歌在美国内战中传唱于邦联士兵中)。
短语
whistle Dixie
- US engage in unrealistic fantasies; waste one's time〈美〉想入非非; 虚度光阴。