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单词 fly-by-night
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈfly-by-ˌnight,  adj. [before a noun]
  1. not reliable and devoted to making a quick profit:a fly-by-night business.
  2. not lasting;
    transitory.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fly-by-night  (flī′bī nīt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not reliable or responsible, esp. in business;
    untrustworthy:a fly-by-night operation.
  2. not lasting;
    brief;
    impermanent;
    transitory:a fly-by-night theater.

n. Also, fly′-by-night′er. 
  1. a person or thing that is unreliable, esp. a debtor who evades or attempts to evade creditors.
  2. a person regarded as a poor credit risk.
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fly-by-night informal adj
  1. unreliable or untrustworthy, esp in finance
 n
Also: fly-by-nighter
  1. an untrustworthy person, esp one who departs secretly or by night to avoid paying debts
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