| 单词 | shakedown |
| 释义 | shakedown From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshakedownshake‧down /ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/ noun [countable]1 American English informalTHREATEN when someone gets money from another person by using threatsa Mafia shakedown2 American English informalLOOK FOR a thorough search of a place or a personNo weapons were found during the shakedown.3 a period of time when people start to get used to a new arrangement and it becomes more effective4 a period of time when prices are falling on a financial market5 TEST/EXPERIMENTa final test of a boat, plane etc before it is put into general useThe new system is in its shakedown phase. 6 → the final shakedownExamples from the Corpusshakedown• Recently, there have been signs that the romance market is in the process of a shakedown.• Not enough in there, after the shakedown.• I am sitting on the edge of the shakedown bed I had hoped to sleep in.• Instead, the legislators flee accountability and hide behind a private agreement, asking merely to be let in on the shakedown.From Longman Business Dictionaryshakedownshake‧down /ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/ (also shake-down) noun [countable]1a period of time when people start to get used to a new arrangement and it becomes more effectiveThe company is expected to enter its final shakedown phase by the middle of September.2FINANCE a period of time when prices are falling on a financial marketThe shakedown in engineering shares seems to be nearly over, with only minor declines yesterday.3American English the process of getting money from someone, using threatsHe had banked $25,000 in one day from the shakedown of bucket-shop proprietors, shady dealers in the stock market. |
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