| 词汇 | repo-man |
| 释义 | repo man noun[ Cusually singular ] mainly USinformaluk /ˈriː.pəʊ ˌmæn/ us /ˈriː.poʊ ˌmæn/ a person whose job is to repossess something (= take something back from someone who is buying it over a period of time and who cannot continue to make payments): 收回（赊购财产的）人员 There are several things you can do to avoid a visit from the repo man.为了避免收回人员上门，有几件事你可以做。 Capturing or taking possession of things -grabbing apprehend apprehension arrogate at bayidiom cage capture catch clutch collar get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom grab grabber grasp at something recover sequester sequestration snag snatch snatch at something repo man | Business Englishrepo man noun[ C ] informalukus PROPERTY, FINANCE a person whose job is to take something from someone who is buying it over a period of time because they cannot continue to make payments : The insolvency profession has long been careful not to present a heartless "repo man" image to the public. Examples of repo manrepo man However, just as they are about to reach first-base, the cars are repossessed, and the girls leave with the repoman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His car is repossessed, but the repoman gets into a car accident with a movie mogul. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If a customer falls behind on payments, a repoman reclaims the artificial organ (artiforg) from the body; the procedure frequently results in death. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The repoman attempts to attack him, but he is thrown onto construction equipment and is impaled on nails. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the video, a bailiff and repo men are emptying the singer's apartment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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