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Cadge V 退让 Kædʒ V.乞讨;佔便宜 英 乞讨;佔便宜(Get Sth

单词 cadge
音标 [kædʒ]
解释 v.乞讨;佔便宜
红宝书 【英】 v. 乞讨;佔便宜(get sth from sb by asking)
【考】 反义词:earn(挣钱)
【同】 近形词: badge(徽章); budge(移动, 退让)
【例】 Could I cadge a lift with you
字源 cadge (v.)
"to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse," mid-15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge "to fasten, to tie," of unknown origin.
不择手段背单词 v. 乞讨 = beg
【例】He cadged 15 cents 他讨得15美分.
【记】cad无赖, ge拼: 哥-无赖的哥哥是乞丐-乞讨
【区】badge(n 徽章); budge(v 移动, 退让)
【反】earn(v 挣钱)
趣味全助记 【记】cage,牢笼里(出来)的人乞讨人生

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