fleece 敲竹杠
时间:2021-11-15 04:55:30
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一个人外出旅游,人生地不熟(be a complete stranger in a place),最怕的就是被人“敲竹杠”。
“敲竹杠”是一个汉语俗语,字面意思是“beat the bamboo stick”,用来比喻利用他人的弱点或错误敲诈勒索(fleece,take advantage of somebody's being in a weak position to overcharge him)。也可以指借机抬高价格,漫天要价(
blatant1 overcharging)。
例句:
他们大敲游客的竹杠。
They really soaked the tourists.
这简直是敲竹杠。
This is absolutely daylight robbery.
这笔生意听起来好像有点像敲竹杠,我不想做这笔买卖。
This sale sounds like sharp practice to me and I want nothing to do with it.
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blatant
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adj.厚颜无耻的;显眼的;炫耀的 |
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- I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
- His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。
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