indies meaning in English
n.
〔pl.〕〔the Indies〕 东印度群岛(＝the East Indies); 西印度群岛 (＝ the West Indies)。
Examples
- The obeah men of the west indies have many clients in the united states .
西印度群岛上的巫师在美国有许多主顾。 - The climate of the indies ages a european very quickly, especially if he works hard .
印度的气候很容易使一个欧洲人衰老，尤其是一个辛苦的欧洲人。 - Outside the spanish islands, negroes are the dominant race in the west indies .
在西印度群岛，除了西班牙所属的一些岛屿之外，黑人是占有优势的民族。 - I shall begin like plenty of energetic men who have gone to the indies young, without a penny, and have come back rich .
我学那些苦干的人的榜样，年轻时身无分文上印度，变富了回来。 - He spends the winter in the west indies and summer in england, commuting back and forth like the migrating swallows .
他在西印度群岛过冬天，在英国过夏天象定期移栖的燕子一般固定来回。