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n. 冬季赠礼节（美洲印第安人冬季的一个节日）
n.
（某些印第安部族的）冬节；庆宴；
英英释义
potlatch[ 'pɔt,lætʃ ]
n.a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
权威例句
THE NATURE OF THE POTLATCHGeneralized potlatch and smoothing processes
The Potlatch System of the Southern Kwakiutl: A New Perspective
Chiefly feasts : the enduring Kwakiutl potlatch
Symbolic Immortality: The Tlingit Potlatch of the Nineteenth Century
Symbolic immortality : the Tlingit potlatch of the nineteenth century
Paternalism, Patronage, and Potlatch: The Dynamics of Giving and Being Given To [and Comments and Reply]
To Make My Name Good: A Reexamination of the Southern Kwakiutl Potlatch by Philip Drucker; Robert F. Heizer
The Church of Baseball, the Fetish of Coca-Cola, and the Potlatch of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Theoretical Models for the Study of Religion i...
Analysis of Downstream Migration Characteristics of Steelhead Kelts Using Instream PIT-Tag Arrays in the Potlatch River Drainage, Id...
potlatch (n.)
1845, "a gift," from Chinook jargon pot-latch, "a gift," from Nootka (Wakashan) patshatl "giving, gift." Later (1865) in sense "ceremony in which gifts are exchanged."
1. Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
鲍勃从椅子上滑下来，趴在了地板上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death.
细胞变小后就会更容易感染疾病，也更容易死亡。
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3. He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
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4. This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.
这会让肥沃的土壤暴露在外，使其容易受到侵蚀。
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5. These plants are peculiarly prone to disease.
这些植物特别容易发生病变。
来自《权威词典》
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