spiv

spiv

美 [spɪv] 　英 [spɪv]

• n.衣冠楚楚的奸商
• 网络游手好闲的人；投资工具；Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry

词形变化

复数：spivs  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 不务正业靠投机取巧度日的人 2. 懒汉

英英解释

n.

1. an offensive term for a man whose way of dressing is considered ostentatiously stylish and whose integrity is doubted 2. an insulting word for a working-class man who dresses in fashionable or expensive clothes in order to impress people 3. an insulting word for a man who makes money by buying and selling things illegally

例句

My advice to academics if they get approached by some City spiv is to say, 'Son, there's the door. '

如果哪位学者受到游手好闲的伦敦金融城人士的拜访，我建议学者们对他们说：‘小子，请出去！’

Entrepreneur: an individual who takes risks to build a business; as opposed to a spiv who should not be trusted.

企业家：冒着风险创建企业的个人；而非不可信赖、不务正业、投机取巧的骗子。

Don't pin your faith on his promises; he is known to be a spiv.

不要相信他的承诺，大家都知道他是个骗子。

Take the first left and the spiv will give you a poster.

伸左手，一个游手好闲的人会给你一张海报。