單詞
shake-down
英文詞源
- shake-down (n.)
- also shakedown, 1730, "impromptu bed made upon loose straw," from verbal phrase; see shake (v.) + down (adv.). Meaning "forced contribution" (1902) is from the verbal phrase in a slang sense "blackmail, extort" (1872). Meaning "a thorough search" is from 1914; perhaps from the notion of measuring corn. The oldest use of the verbal phrase shake down is "cause to totter and fall" (c. 1400).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The government wanted to reform the institutions, to shake up the country.
- 政府想要實(shí)施機(jī)構(gòu)改革，整頓國(guó)家。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet.
- 趁著燒水的時(shí)候，她決定將地毯抖抖干凈。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. I've even seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty.
- 我甚至見(jiàn)過(guò)她在扎拉淘氣的時(shí)候使勁搖晃她。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Shareholders are preparing to shake things up in the boardrooms of America.
- 股東們正準(zhǔn)備在美國(guó)的公司董事會(huì)議上作出重大調(diào)整。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction.
- 再怎樣跟他講道理都不能讓他放棄自己認(rèn)準(zhǔn)的事。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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