shake down
英 [ʃeɪk daʊn]
美 [ʃeɪk daʊn]
威胁; 勒索; 搜身
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 威胁;勒索;搜身
If someoneshakesyoudown, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you.- 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。 - Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击,有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
- He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes...
双语例句
- He's new in the office but he'll soon shake down.
他虽然刚来这个办公室,但很快就会适应的。 - A President is in a sense lucky if he is faced with a crisis early on; it enables him to shake down his team.
在某种意义上说,一个总统能早点遇到危机是件幸运的事,因为这使他可以调整好他的班子。 - You will soon shake down at the new post.
你很快就会适应新的工作岗位的。 - Why would you hire people to shake him down?
你为什么还派人去恐吓他? - Let's shake down on the floor with a blanket or two.
让我们弄一、两条毯子在地板上打个临时铺睡吧。 - Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击,有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。 - He finally managed to shake down the troublesome motor and get on his way.
他终于设法修好了老出毛病的发动机,然后上路了。 - Next week the captain will shake down his new ship on a voyage to the Mediterranean Sea.
下周船长要将他的新船开到地中海去试航。 - Don't shake down the decorations on the Christmas tree.
别摇落圣诞树上的装饰品。 - Somebody wanted to shake Mulwray down.
有人想把默瑞整下台。