词汇 | rent-a |
释义 | rent-a- prefix UKdisapprovinguk /ren.tə-/ us /ren.t̬ə-/ used when a person, thing, or group of people seems to have been rented for a particular purpose and is not sincere: 雇用的;动机不纯的;雇来装样子蒙混的 Most of the people on the protest seemed to be rent-a-mob, not real supporters.大多数抗议者好像是花钱雇来的乌合之众,并不是真正支持抗议活动的。 humorousOld rent-a-quote is always turning up on TV to give his opinions.那个拾人牙慧的老家伙总是上电视发表他的观点。 Affected & insincere affectation affected affectedly archly artificial feyness forced forcedly fustian glib phony-baloney piously ponce ponce about/around posey sugary super-smooth superslick talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom theatricality |
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