单词 | piker |
释义 | piker From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpikerpik‧er /ˈpaɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]AusE someone who avoids difficult situations, especially ones involving moneyExamples from the Corpuspiker• As a showman he makes P.. Barnum look like a piker.• Harper's glitzy new restaurant made the rest of us in the business look like pikers.Origin piker (1800-1900) pike “to go away, withdraw” ((15-20 centuries)) |
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