| 单词 | trick or treat |
| 释义 | trick or treat (once / 422119 pages) n Use the phrase trick or treat on Halloween when you're wearing a costume and knocking on your neighbor's door asking for candy. You're most likely to hear kids dressed as ghosts and monsters yelling trick or treat on Halloween. You can also use the phrase as a verb: "Are you going to wear your vampire costume when we trick or treat this year?" Trick or treat has been a common phrase in the United States since the 1940's, and it implies this question: will you give me a treat, or do I have to play a trick on you instead? WORD FAMILYtrick or treat USAGE EXAMPLESTrick or treat, similarly, replaced the feast, and as for fruits and seeds? Time(Nov 01, 2016) Maria has developed her own way to help Ben enjoy the tradition of trick or treat. BBC(Oct 31, 2016) When ghosts and witches, Elsas and Spidermen take the streets tonight, candy might not be the only thing collected after saying “trick or treat.” New York Times(Oct 31, 2016) n a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse Hyper asking, request the verbal act of requesting |
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