Aug 5, 2006 06:30
17 yrs ago
English term
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
Proposed translations
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(兩人)同居一室
shack up (with someone)
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to. I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.
Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping
廣東話-住埋
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to. I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.
Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping
廣東話-住埋
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Walking Ding
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China
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China
Freelancer in and of China
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
同居，同住，过夜
在“She's decided to shack up with her boyfriend. ”一句中作“同居”理解，特指情人住在一起：她已决定跟男朋友同居了。
在“I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.”中作“同住”理解：我在找到自己的住处前会与表弟同住。
在“I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.”中作“同住”理解：我在找到自己的住处前会与表弟同住。
Example sentence:
She's decided to shack up with her boyfriend.
I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.
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