词汇 | shake someone down |
释义 | shake someone down phrasal verb with shake verb uk/ʃeɪk/ us/ʃeɪk/ shook | shaken US informal 勒索,敲诈 to get money from someone by using threats or tricks shake someone/somewhere down phrasal verb with shake verb uk/ʃeɪk/ us/ʃeɪk/ shook | shaken US informal (通常为查获赃物或违禁品)彻底搜查 to search a person or place carefully, usually in order to find things that are stolen or illegal We can't shake down the whole building - only the suspect's apartment. 我们不可能把整栋楼都搜个遍——只能搜查嫌疑犯的公寓。 shake down phrasal verb with shake verb uk/ʃeɪk/ us/ʃeɪk/ shook | shaken informal 安顿下来;调整就绪 to become organized or established after a period of change Give the new arrangements time to shake down - I'm sure they'll be OK. 新的安排要经过一段时间才能调整过来——我相信会令人满意的。 |
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