词汇 | shaft |
释义 | shaft Theme: HARM tr. to do wrong to someone.The jerk shafted me, but good.We are going to shaft this guy in a way that he will remember. Theme: UNFAIR n. a bad deal; unfair treatment.He really gave me the shaft.It's the shaft whenever you go into that place. shaft 1. noun 1 the penis UK, 1772. 2 an act of sexual intercourse; hence, a woman objectified sexually. From the verb UK, 1984. 3 poor treatment US, 1959. 4 a crankshaft. Hot rodder usage US, 1948. 5 the leg US, 1970 2. verb 1 from a male perspective, to have sex. After SHAFT (the penis) UK, 1962. 2 to mistreat or abuse US, 1959 get the shaftTo be exploited, cheated, or taken advantage of; to be treated unfairly. Whenever a crappy job comes around, I'm always the one who gets the shaft. Once again it's folks living in rural communities who end up getting the shaft. give (one) the shaftTo exploit, cheat, or take advantage of one; to treat one unfairly. Whenever a promotion comes around, management always manages to give me the shaft. Because we live in a tiny, rural community, we feel like the government tends to give us the shaft. shaftedslang Cheated or swindled; unfairly deprived or taken advantage of; screwed (over). I always bring my dad with me when I go to get my car repaired, because I'm always nervous I'll end up getting shafted by the mechanics. We should have won that game, but we were really shafted by the ref. get the shaftSl. to be cheated; to be taken advantage of; to be mistreated. (See also someone the shaft">give someone the shaft.) Why do I get the shaft when I did nothing wrong? give someone the shaftSl. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (See also get the shaft.) The boss really gave Wally the shaft. Somebody always gives me the shaft. give somebody the ˈshaft(American English, informal) treat somebody unfairly: It seems to me that the big corporations are keeping all the money for themselves and giving the shaft to ordinary consumers, as usual.give someone the shaft tv. to cheat or deceive someone; to mistreat someone. (see also shaft.) The boss really gave Willy the shaft. shaft1. n. a bad deal; unfair treatment. He really gave me the shaft. 2. tv. to do wrong to someone; to harm or cheat someone. (see also shafted.) We are going to shaft this guy in a way that he will remember. shafted mod. beaten; bested; cheated. I really got shafted in that deal. |
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