shakedown 英 ['ʃeɪkdaʊn] 　 美 ['ʃekdaʊn]

shakedown

shakedown　 英 ['ʃeɪkdaʊn] 美 ['ʃekdaʊn]

n. 调整，整顿；临时床铺；勒索；彻底搜查　 adj. 试航的　

名词复数:shakedowns　

That settlement is a “shakedown, ” says Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama.　来自阿拉巴马州的参议员理查德·谢尔比说，解决方案是一种“勒索”。
Yet politicians would have you believe that any attempt to get these abusive banking giants to make modest restitution is a “shakedown.”　然而，政治家要你相信，让这些滥用权利的金融巨鳄做一些温和的补偿就是一种“勒索”。

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  • n. 调整，整顿；临时床铺；勒索；彻底搜查
  • adj. 试航的

  • 1. That settlement is a “shakedown, ” says Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama.

    来自阿拉巴马州的参议员理查德·谢尔比说，解决方案是一种“勒索”。

  • 2. Yet politicians would have you believe that any attempt to get these abusive banking giants to make modest restitution is a “shakedown.”

    然而，政治家要你相信，让这些滥用权利的金融巨鳄做一些温和的补偿就是一种“勒索”。

  • 3. At the least, being prepared for anything might put you at the forefront of the coming shakedown; but if the worst comes, it might become a matter of sheer survival.

    做好一切准备至少能使你置身于即将到来的经济调整的前沿；而如果最糟的情况出现，做好准备也可能成为重要的生存要素。

shake·down / ˈʃeɪkdaʊn ; NAmE ˈʃeɪkdaʊn / noun ( NAmE) ( informal) 1 a situation in which sb tries to force sb else to give them money using violence, threats, etc. 勒索；敲诈 2 a thorough search of sb/sth 彻底搜查 ◆ a police shakedown of the area 警方对这一地区的彻底搜查 3 a test of a vehicle to see if there are any problems before it is used generally （交通工具的）试用，试航，试飞 shakedown shakedowns shake·down / ˈʃeɪkdaʊn ; NAmE ˈʃeɪkdaʊn /
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