middens

middens

美 [ˈmɪd(ə)n] 　英 ['mɪd(ə)n]

• n.【考古】贝冢；〈方〉粪堆
• 网络蚝壳堆；垃圾堆

词形变化

复数：middens  

英汉解释

n.	1. 〈方〉粪堆;【考古】贝冢

英英解释

n.	1. an old word meaning “a pile of garbage” or “a pile of animal feces”

例句

Over thousands of years, that urine crystallises and builds up in accumulations that the scientists refer to as "middens" .

经由数千年，那些尿液不竭结晶并聚积堆集成科学家所谓的“粪堆”。

Excavations of old rubbish tips (or middens , as archaeologists call them) provide much of our knowledge of everyday life in the past.

对古老垃圾堆（人类学家叫作贝冢）的挖掘为我们提供了许多关于古代日常生活的知识。