| 词汇 | shakedown |
| 释义 | shakedown noun USinformaluk /ˈʃeɪk.daʊn/ us /ˈʃeɪk.daʊn/ shakedownnoun (THREAT)[ C ] the activity of getting money from someone by threatening or tricking them勒索，敲诈 Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel funny business game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp prankishly prankster pretext pretextual pull shakedownnoun (SEARCH)[ Cusually singular ] a careful search in order to find things that are stolen or illegal: （通常为查获赃物或违禁品）彻底搜查 Two policemen gave his place a real shakedown.两名警察对他的住处仔细进行了一番搜查。 Searching beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter comb hunt someone/something down hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom lookout needle scout scratch around for something scrounge around search seek someone/something out seeker troll shakedown adjective[ before noun ] USuk /ˈʃeɪk.daʊn/ us /ˈʃeɪk.daʊn/ becoming organized after a period of change: 安顿下来；调整就绪 The new administration is still in the shakedown period.新政府仍处在调整适应期。 Managing and organizing admin administer administration anti-bureaucracy bronze command flabbily get up get your act togetheridiom gold command have/get your shit togetheridiom mobilize mount party planner party planning project-manage rationalization rationalize recentralization scrum wieldy shakedown | American Dictionaryshakedown noun[ C ] infmlus/ˈʃeɪkˌdɑʊn/ the act of getting money from someone by using threats: Her lawyers say the suit is a shakedown, an attempt to get her to pay them off. shakedown | Business Englishshakedown noun (alsoshake-down)uk /ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/us [ C ]US an act of getting money from someone by using force or a trick: They were accused of a series of bribes and shakedowns relating to a business deal in Africa. [ C ] PRODUCTION the act of testing a new piece of equipment, especially a vehicle: They take all the cars on a long run to give them a shakedown. a shakedown test/trial [ C or U ] a period during which people become familiar with a new system or situation: There is usually a period of shakedown with new technology. [ C ] STOCK MARKET a period during which prices are going down on a financial market: They are predicting a shakedown at the upper end of the market. Examples of shakedownshakedown The maiden voyage takes place after a successful shakedown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Exercises and shakedown training occupied the remainder of 1953 and the first few months of 1954. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As such, problems detected during the shakedown cruise can be fixed at minimal cost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A polished '60s shakedown succeeds the chant, which is backed by bouncing synthesizers and hard drums. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There, she conducted final acceptance trials and underwent post-shakedown overhaul. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Plastic shakedown behavior is one in which the steady state is a closed elastic-plastic loop, with no net accumulation of plastic deformation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Following shakedown, the flush-decked destroyer remained on the west coast on temporary duty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The attack transport spent the rest of the month getting ready for her shakedown by holding drills and taking on supplies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. En route to shakedown this dealer, the car that they're in is once again ambushed by rival gang members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was found not guilty of bribery related to a fundraising shakedown of a road-building executive. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The shakedown cruise simulates working conditions for the vessel, for various reasons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also suggested including his business card with any payoffs to help smooth the shakedown process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He finds employment as the frontman for the city's fire inspection shakedown scam. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The primary objective of this shakedown cruise was to operationally test the vessel, its systems, and all mission equipment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of shakedown 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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