| 单词 | shakedown |
| 释义 | shakedown (once / 21335 pages) 1n 2nadj WORD FAMILY shakedown: shakedowns USAGE EXAMPLESBack in 1991, I was one of the only reporters with Bill Clinton at one of his early Hollywood shakedowns. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) It is an open invitation for a shakedown of the government by corporate executives seeking handouts. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) “It was a shakedown,” Figures, who died last year, said while testifying at his trial. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) 1 1n extortion of money (as by blackmail) Hyper extortion the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) 2n a very thorough search of a person or a place 2a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs Hyper hunt, hunting, search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone 1n initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state the new industry's economic shakedown Hyper accommodation, adjustment, fitting making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 2adj intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system a shakedown cruise |
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