gyp

英 [dʒɪp]

美 [dʒɪp]

n.  敲竹杠
v.  敲诈; 诈取; 诈骗

第三人称单数：gyps　现在分词：gyping　过去式：gypped　过去分词：gypped　

COCA.45828

习惯用语

n.

give sb gyp
• 折磨某人；使某人很痛苦
  to cause sb a lot of pain
• My back's been giving me gyp lately.
  最近我的后背疼得要命。

牛津词典

noun

• 敲竹杠
  an act of charging too much money for sth
  1. That meal was a real gyp.
     那顿饭简直是敲竹杠。

verb

• 敲诈；诈取；诈骗
  to cheat or trick sb, especially by taking their money

英英释义

noun

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  Synonym:buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickconfidence gamecon gamehustlestingflimflam

verb

• deprive of by deceit
  1. He swindled me out of my inheritance
  2. She defrauded the customers who trusted her
  3. the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
  Synonym:victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgiphornswoggleshort-changecon

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