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shake down 1. 摇落;摇下;震倒 shake down a thermometer 甩下体温计的水银柱 He shook some pears down from the tree. 他从树上摇落一些梨子。 The contents of the packet may shake down in travelling. 旅途中包裹里的东西可能震落。 2. 适应新环境(或新工作),(使)安顿 He's new in the office but he'll soon shake down. 他刚来办公室工作,但他很快会适应的。 3. 使正常工作 shake down the troublesome motor 把那台老出毛病的电动机调试正常 4. 试验(新设备等) Next week we should be able to shake down the new ship. 下星期我们应该可以试航新船了。 5. 寄宿 Let's shake down here tonight. 今晚我们就在这儿寄宿吧。 6. 搭临时铺;睡临时铺 shake down on the floor 打地铺 The travellers shook down with blankets in the inn parlour. 旅客们在客栈休息室里睡毯子铺成的临时铺。 7. 在地上摊开 shake down blankets 在地上摊开毯子 8. (摇动容器等)使(细粒)排列紧密 shake down grain in the sack 摇动袋子使袋里的谷物紧实 9. (使)缩减 shake down the overlapping administrative organs 精简重叠的行政机构 10. 〈美俚〉彻底搜查 The police had to shake down every building in the street before they found the gunman. 在找到持枪歹徒之前,警察得彻底搜查街上的每幢房子。 11. 〈美口〉向…勒索(或敲诈) The gangsters shook the store owner down every month. 这帮歹徒每月向店主敲诈。
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