| 单词 | clean shave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclean shave a. An act of swindling or extortion. clean shave (figurative of sense 1): a complete swindle. Cf. shave v. 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > extortion > [noun] > instance of shavery1549 rack rent1605 shave1834 touch1896 shakedown1902 hold-up1908 milking1936 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [noun] > instance or piece of lurch1533 fool-finder1685 chouse1708 swindle1778 swindling1814 do1821 shave1834 steal1872 fiddle1874 diddle1885 ramp1888 tweedle1890 take-down1892 window dressing1892 gyp1898 bobol1907 flanker1923 hype1926 have-on1931 chizz1953 scam1963 rip-off1968 rip1971 1834 C. A. Davis Lett. J. Downing, Major iv. 39 I've got some real shaves myself in that way. 1838 Knickerbocker Mag. 12 317 They speak of the above transaction but seldom, and invariably as ‘the dead shave!’. 1855 J. R. Planché Discreet Princess in Extravaganzas (1879) V. 130 I much suspect this is some barbarous ‘shave’. 1863 Once a Week 7 Feb. 179/1 We doubt if any lady is aware of the very clean shave she is constantly undergoing. 1881 Harper's Mag. Sept. 492/2 The benches [on Brighton beach] are in one sense a shave... No sooner is a seat taken than a beach-man..demands a penny. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。