santa claus
n.圣诞老人
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santa claus
/'sæntə klɔ:z; `sæntə,klɔz/
(also esp Brit Father Christmas) man with a white beard and dressed in red, who, children are told, comes down chimneys at Christmas to bring presents 圣诞老人.
santa claus
n alsoSanta [singular][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Dutch;Origin: Sinterklaas, from Sint Nikolaas
'Saint Nicholas', patron saint of children]
an imaginary old man with red clothes and a long white
beard who, children believe, brings them presents at Christmas
British Equivalent:
Father Christmas
1. The culmination of the Christmas party was the appearance of the Santa Claus. 圣诞晚会的高潮是圣诞老人的出现。
2. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is omnipresent. 在圣诞节前夜, 到处都能见到圣诞老人。
3. On a visit to Santa Fe in 1943, she asked why she couldn't see the picture he had just taken. During the next hour, as Land walked around Santa Fe, all he had learned about chemistry came together: 1943年在去圣菲游览时,女儿问他,为什么她无法看到他刚刚拍摄的照片。在接下来的一小时里,兰德一边在圣菲游览,一边脑子里却汇聚着他学过的所有关于化学的知识。
4. In Santa Monica, California, computers have replaced typewriters in all public libraries, and anyone, not just librarians, can send correspondence via computer. 在加州的圣莫尼卡,所有公共图书馆里的打字机都已换成了电脑;任何人,不仅仅是图书馆管理员,都可通过电脑发信件。
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