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shake-down是什么意思

shake-down

英文词源

shake-down (n.): also shakedown, 1730, "impromptu bed made upon loose straw," from verbal phrase; see shake (v.) + down (adv.). Meaning "forced contribution" (1902) is from the verbal phrase in a slang sense "blackmail, extort" (1872). Meaning "a thorough search" is from 1914; perhaps from the notion of measuring corn. The oldest use of the verbal phrase shake down is "cause to totter and fall" (c. 1400).

双语例句

1. The government wanted to reform the institutions, to shake up the country.: 政府想要实施机构改革，整顿国家。

2. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet.: 趁着烧水的时候，她决定将地毯抖抖干净。

3. I've even seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty.: 我甚至见过她在扎拉淘气的时候使劲摇晃她。

4. Shareholders are preparing to shake things up in the boardrooms of America.: 股东们正准备在美国的公司董事会议上作出重大调整。

5. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction.: 再怎样跟他讲道理都不能让他放弃自己认准的事。