fleecing
[fli:sɪŋ]

v.

诈取某人（巨款），敲竹杠( fleece的现在分词 )；

英英释义

fleece[ 'fli:s ]

• n.
  • the wool of a sheep or similar animal
  • tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

    同义词：sheepskin

  • a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
  • outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

    同义词：wool

• v.
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price

    同义词：overchargesoaksurchargegazumpplumepluckrobhook

  • shear the wool from

    同义词：shear

词组短语

polar fleece摇粒绒

golden fleece金羊毛（希腊神话中出现的一件宝物）

micro fleece小鱼鳞卫衣

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. These sheep have fine thick fleeces.
   这些绵羊的毛又细又厚。
2. The sheep's fleece was white as snow.
   羊毛是雪白的。
3. Let man wear the fell of the lion, woman the fleece of the sheep.
   让男人穿狮皮,女人穿羊毛。

用作动词(v.)

1. They fleeced us at that hotel.
   那家旅馆敲了我们一笔钱。

权威例句

[Fleecing]
The Fleecing of America
Fleecing of America's elderly
The fleecing of the avatars
Crowdfunding: Fleecing the American Masses
Fleecing the Taxpayer to Develop a Fire-Safe Cigarette-Reply
Institutional Fleecing: The Slow Death of Dutch Provinces
Are European Corporations Fleecing Minority Shareholders? Results from a New Empirical Approach
Feeding and Fleecing the Native: How the Nyasaland Transport System Distorted a New Food Market, 1890s–1920s
Private Spaces and Public Interests: Internet Navigation, Commercialism and the Fleecing of Democracy