| 单词 | pachinko |
| 释义 | pachinko (once / 562825 pages) n Pachinko is a Japanese arcade game, similar to pinball but without the flippers. If you are in Japan and have a yen for gambling, try pachinko instead of a slot machine. Pinball aficionados may be familiar with this Japanese loaner, a 20th century word that means a form of pinball popular in Japan. The first part of the word is imitative and is eerily similar to English ka-ching! the –ko on the end is a diminutive suffix. If you need a little color in your life, do an image search on the word. WORD FAMILYpachinko USAGE EXAMPLESToday, Konami produces few video games and, instead, focuses on Japanese pachinko gambling machines and health spas. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Japan’s existing forms of gambling include lotteries, pachinko — a kind of pin-ball machine — and wagering on horse, auto, bicycle and power boat racing. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) The pachinko industry earned more than $200 billion in revenue last year, according to the Japan Productivity Center. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) n a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board Hyper pinball, pinball game a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets |
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