shake down
中文翻譯:
搖落, 臨時搭鋪, 適應新環境【法】 敲詐, 勒索, 搜查
相關句子:
- He's new in the office but he'll soon shake down.他雖然剛來這個辦公室,但很快就會適應的。
- He finally managed to shake down the troublesome motor and get on his way.他終於設法修好了老出毛病的發動機,然後上路了。
- You can shake down on the floor.你可以臨時睡在地板上。
- The police had to shake down every building in the street before they found the gunman.在找到持槍歹徒之前,警察得徹底搜查街上的每幢房子。
英文解釋:
名詞 shake down:
- initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state同義詞:shakedown
- a very thorough search of a person or a place同義詞:shakedown
- extortion of money (as by blackmail)同義詞:shakedown
形容詞 shake down:
- intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system同義詞:shakedown