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Portakabin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings, Construction
Por·ta·kab·in /ˈpɔːtəkæbɪn $ ˈpɔːr-/ noun [countable] trademark British English  TBBTBCa very small building that can be used as a temporary office, classroom etc, and can be moved by truck 波特卡宾活动房屋〔一种可装上大卡车搬运的临时房屋,可用作临时办公室、教室等〕
Examples from the Corpus
PortakabinThis time we really thought we had lost her, but some time later we saw her crawl underneath my Portakabin.Ostermeier worked at the Baracke, a complex of Portakabins that the prestigious Deutsches Theater had lent him.Was it any wonder I resorted to the drinks cabinet in the director's Portakabin?
Por·ta·kab·in nounChineseSyllable
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Portakabin
Portakabin /ˈpɔːtəkæbən, ˈpɔːtəkæbɪn $ ˈpɔːr-/ noun [countable] trademark British English
a very small building that can be used as a temporary office, classroom etc, and can be moved by truck