| 释义 |
ramp1 /ramp/ noun- An inclined plane, a slope
- A low hump made across a road, eg to slow down traffic
- A set of movable stairs for entering or leaving an aircraft
- An inclined slip road (N American)
- The slope of a wall-top, or anything similar, between two levels
- An upwardly concave bend in a handrail
- A swindle
- An act of ramping
- A stunt worked for private profit
- A worked-up excitement or craze, esp for some gain
- An exploitation of a special situation to increase prices, etc
- A romp, tomboy (archaic)
- A disorderly or loose woman (archaic)
intransitive verb- To climb
- To grow rankly
- To rear as if climbing
- To slope from one level to another
- To rage
- To dash about wildly
transitive verb- To provide with a ramp
- To bend into a ramp
- To snatch
- To rob
- To hustle into paying a fictitious debt
- To swindle
- To increase (the price of something) dishonestly, and to a large extent (usu with up)
ORIGIN: Fr ramper to creep, to clamber rampāˈcious adjective (Dickens) Rampageous rampallˈian noun (Shakespeare) A term of abuse rampˈer noun - A person who ramps, esp someone who makes a disturbance to cover the activities of others
- A rampsman
rampˈing noun (business) The practice of causing large, false increases in the price of shares, etc by dishonest means ramp shot noun Same as dilscoop rampsˈman noun (slang) A person who ramps bookmakers |