"chanteys" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水手歌（海上劳动歌）

Definition

水手歌是船员在帆船时代一起工作时唱的传统歌曲，帮助大家在做艰苦或重复工作时保持节奏。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Chanteys”（也写作“shanties”）现多用于历史、音乐或民俗背景，专指水手的劳动歌曲，不是普通民歌。常出现在讨论海上文化时。

Examples

Sailors used to sing chanteys while they worked on ships.

水手们过去在船上工作时会唱**水手歌**。

Many old chanteys tell stories about life at sea.

许多古老的**水手歌**讲述了海上的生活故事。

Chanteys helped sailors work together as a team.

**水手歌**帮助水手们团结协作。

These days, some folk bands perform chanteys at festivals.

如今有些民谣乐队在节日上表演**水手歌**。

I love listening to old chanteys when I'm near the ocean—it just fits the mood.

我喜欢在海边时听老**水手歌**——很有氛围。

You can still hear chanteys in movies about pirates and ships.

现在的海盗或船只电影里还会有**水手歌**。