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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
idiomshaftget the shaft AmEAmE(also get shafted)to be treated unfairly:Maguire found that in order to give Afro-American students a chance, kids of Irish, Italian, Polish and Greek ancestry were getting the shaft when they applied to the university.I work, and I pay taxes, and I sent my kids to fight in a war. So why are people like me still getting shafted by the government?

get the shaft

To 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 shaft

To 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.

shafted

slang 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 shaft

Sl. 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 shaft

Sl. 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.

shaft

1. 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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