shake down
[ʃek daʊn]
释义
彻底搜查;
勒索;
使因摇晃而下落;
适应新的生活环境[新的工作];
例句:
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He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes.
他下令取消公路上的警方检查站,因为警察们在这些地方向司机强行索要贿赂。
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As Hercules Did shake down mellow fruit.
来自Coriolanus,Shakespeare
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The contents of the packet may shake down in traveling.
袋子里的东西经摇晃会沉到底部.
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You'll soon shake down in your new job.
你很快就会适应新的工作.
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Copenhagen was a bunch of nations trying to shake down another bunch of nations.
来自SA
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Is it ethical to shake down businesses and taxpayers for a still unproven phenomenon?
来自SA