shakedown
翻译
勒索, 彻底搜查, 试航
例句
The gang ran a shakedown on local businesses.
该团伙向当地商家勒索钱财。
The guards performed a shakedown of the prison cells.
警卫对牢房进行了彻底搜查。
The new car is on a shakedown cruise.
这辆新车正在试航。
语法模式
a shakedown of ((sth.)) 对(某地)的彻底搜查 The guards performed a shakedown of the prison cells.
a shakedown cruise/test 试航/试车 The new car is on a shakedown cruise.
近义词
同义词: extortion (勒索), search (搜查), test (测试), trial (试验)
词源
源自动词短语“to shake down”,字面意思是摇晃使某物落下。
记忆技巧
想象一下“摇”(shake)一个人的身体,使钱从他口袋里“掉下来”(down)(勒索),或者“搜查”(shake down)一个房间以找到隐藏物品。