wampum
n. 贝壳念珠,<美俚>金钱
1. informal terms for money
2. small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
They paid a lot of wampum for the job.
他们为那工作付出很多的钱.
I brought some wampum from North America.
我从北美买了一些贝壳串珠.
Wampum was made of seashells.
贝壳串珠是用海贝壳制作的.