The form shark can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 义项 1 中,复数形式亦可使用 shark。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]鲨鱼 A shark is a very large fish. Some sharks have very sharp teeth and may attack people.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
loan shark
;坑蒙拐骗的人;诈骗者 If you refer to a person as a shark, you disapprove of them because they trick people out of their money by giving bad advice about buying, selling, or investments.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Beware the sharks when you are making up your mind how to invest.
当你决定如何投资时要提防诈骗者。
Oxford
shark/ʃɑːk; NAmEʃɑːrk/noun1a large sea fish with very sharp teeth and a pointed finon its back. There are several types of shark,some of which can attack people swimming. 鲨鱼2( informal,disapproving) a person who is dishonest in business, especially sb who gives bad advice and gets people to pay too much for sth 坑蒙拐骗的人;诈骗者☞see also
loan shark
sharksharksshark/ʃɑːk; NAmEʃɑːrk/
LDC
sharkshark /ʃɑːk $ ʃɑːrk/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1shark (1)a large sea fish with several rows of very sharp teeth that is considered to be dangerous to humans: Sharks were circling around our boat.shark-infested waters (=waters where there are a lot of sharks)2informal someone who cheats other people out of moneypool/card shark (=someone who uses their skill at pool or cards to cheat other players out of money) →
loan shark
WDF
shark
[ʃɑ:k]sharked, sharking, sharks
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sharks[7125]
鲨鱼(95%),诈骗(2%),老手(1%),放高利贷的人(1%),诈取(1%)
n.鲨鱼;骗子
vt.敲诈
vi.诈骗
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