单词 | grifter |
释义 | grifterWord family verbgriftnoungrifter grif·ter /ˈɡrɪftə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informalCHEAT someone who dishonestly obtains something, especially money 以不正当方式获取某物〔尤指钱财〕的人 —grift verb [transitiveT] Examples from the Corpus grifter• Mecca for the grifters and drifters, the phonies and gold-brick men. (1900-2000) grift “hard work” ((20-21 centuries)), perhaps from graft “dishonest practices” |
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