| 单词 | bottom feeder |
| 释义 | bottom feederor bot·tom-feed·er[ bot-uhm fee-der ] / ˈbɒt əm ˌfi dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bottom feeder ON THESAURUS.COM nounbottom fish. an opportunist, as in politics or business: bottom feeders who buy up commercial failures. a person or thing having low status or value; loser: bottom feeders hanging out in seedy bars. a person who appeals to base instincts: Gossip columnists are the bottom feeders of journalism. Sometimes bot·tom-fish·er [bot-uhm-fish-er] /ˈbɒt əmˌfɪʃ ər/ (defs. 2-4) . Origin of bottom feederFirst recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby bottom feederbottom break, bottom dead centre, bottom dog, bottom drawer, bottom end, bottom feeder, bottom-feeding, bottom fish, bottom fishing, bottom gear, bottom grass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bottom feeder
British Dictionary definitions for bottom feederbottom feeder nouna fish that feeds on material at the bottom of a river, lake, sea, etc an objectionable and unimpressive person or thing Also called: bottom fisher a speculator who buys shares in companies that are performing poorly in anticipation of improved performance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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