| 词汇 | bucket-shop |
| 释义 | bucket shop noun[ C ] UKinformaluk /ˈbʌk.ɪt ˌʃɒp/ us /ˈbʌk.ɪt ˌʃɑːp/ a travel company that sells aircraft tickets at a low price出售低价机票的旅行社 Tourism & holidays air bridge air corridor amenity kit aparthotel awayday caravanning ecotourism escape high season layover mini-break phrase book post-holiday put something up ranger station sightsee stopover tourism tourist trap trailer park You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Shops & auctions bucket shop | Business Englishbucket shop noun[ C ] informalukus STOCK MARKET a dishonest or illegal company that buys and sells shares for customers: In the late eighties, bucket shops started to target people who were new to investing. bucket shop share dealers COMMERCE UK a travel company that sells plane tickets at a low price: The company began life as a bucket shop selling surplus airline tickets at knock-down prices. bucket shop flights/fares/tickets Examples of bucket shopbucket shop The first was that it was customary to tell white lies when you were having amalgamation between banks—and, no doubt, black lies when having amalgamations between bucket shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 University places will be offered through bucket shops and will be advertised on teletext with other cut-price offers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bucketshop end of the market will advertise, while the responsible end will not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not talking about a bucketshop company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a bucketshop, but it is reputable because it has the credit, the authority and the financial backing of the state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a bucketshop operation, yet it has been extremely badly treated because of the super prix. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has my noble friend any proof, or visible evidence, that the airline is actually selling to the bucketshop at a reduced price? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to me exceedingly doubtful finance, savouring of the bucketshop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a stockbroker starts a bucketshop, you do not blame all the whole body of stockbrokers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a bucketshop and it is not a multinational. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fly from the airport that is nominated by the travel agent or bucketshop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some bucketshop operators will deliberately exploit that loophole and will make it part of their company policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But these are the stock-in-trade of the bucketshop operator, and have been from time immemorial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should a good firm be undermined by crooked companies—bucketshop companies—refusing to pay? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a company we would call that a "bucketshop". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of bucket shop 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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