词族 · gyp
中文词源
gyp 敲竹杠
词源不详。可能来自Gypsy, 吉普赛人，通常含欺骗义。
英语词源
- gyp (v.)
- "to cheat, swindle," 1889, American English, probably derived from the colloquial shortening of Gypsy (compare gip). Related: Gypped. As a noun, "fraudulent action, a cheat," by 1914.
权威例句
- 1. That meal was a real gyp.
- 那顿饭简直是敲竹杠。
- 2. My rheumatism's been giving me gyp.
- 我的风湿病使我一直很痛苦.
- 3. My swollen knee has given me gyp all day.
- 我的膝盖肿了,让我整天都很受罪.