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grifter

英 ['ɡrɪftə] 美 ['ɡrɪftɚ]

解释

n. 骗子；小偷

※ 提供单词"grifter"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

grifter 骗子

来自graft, 受贿。引申义骗子。

英文词源

grifter (n.): "confidence trickster," 1906, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter (see graft (n.2); also compare grift). Gradually extended to "any non-violent criminal."

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例句和用法

1. Spenser was a sleazy grifter who said he had a lot of money.: 斯宾塞是个庸俗的骗子,他说他有很多钱.

2. Be careful not to be cheated by the grifter?: 小心别上骗子的当!

3. Before becoming a grifter, Albert used to be a shoe salesman in the American Mid - West.: 从事欺诈之前,阿尔伯特曾在美国中西部做卖鞋的生意.