| 词汇 | spiv |
| 释义 | spiv noun[ C ] UKold-fashionedinformaldisapprovinguk /spɪv/ us /spɪv/ a man, especially one who is well-dressed in a way that attracts attention, who makes money dishonestly衣冠楚楚的奸商 Examples of spivspiv They have exalted the vulgarian and scrounger and made life safe for the spiv. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that at the moment these people are living almost in a "spiv" car dealers' paradise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This will be part of the spiv's paradise with privatisation within the fire service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may turn out to be nothing better than a land "spiv's" bauble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have the power to direct "spivs" to work on it at a labour camp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Assume that he sweeps into the industrial net the barrow boys, the spivs and all the other flora and fauna and excrescences of social life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One would have people advising spivs on the best places where they could secure capital appreciation in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That will immediately control all those spivs, hangers-on and racecourse touts, because the bookmaker would have to register and pay for all his employees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It struck me very much as a quiz for spivs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are too many spivs and drones knocking about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have enough documents in my possession to indicate that there is a growing number of spivs and crooks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only people who will suffer will be not the genuine business men, but the spivs and crooks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps to a higher degree than many of us are prepared to face, we live—and not only in this country—in a "spiv" age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have heard it suggested that "spivs" should be directed to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I dislike every type of spiv who gets something for nothing, however he gets it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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