"boma" in Chinese (Simplified)
博马(非洲围栏/堡垒、营地)
Definition
“boma”是指东非常见的传统围栏,通常用带刺的灌木或木栅栏建造,用来保护人、牲畜或营地。有时也指殖民时期的政府哨所。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“boma”多见于非洲相关的语境,如历史、文化或野生动物保护区。日常中文很少用到,主要出现在专业或旅游介绍中。注意与“博马”(城市名)区分。
Examples
The village built a boma to keep their cattle safe at night.
村民们建了一个**博马**,晚上用来保护牛群。
A safari guide showed us the old boma near the river.
导游带我们看了河边的老**博马**。
The animals slept safely inside the boma.
动物们在**博马**里安然入睡。
You can still see the remains of a colonial boma in the national park.
在国家公园里还能看到殖民时代**博马**的遗迹。
Whenever the camp felt threatened by wild animals, they reinforced the boma every evening.
每当营地担心野生动物威胁时,他们每天傍晚都会加固**博马**。
Have you ever spent a night in a boma out on the savannah?
你有没有在大草原的**博马**里过夜?