wide boy
noun[C]
UKinformaldisapprovinguk/ˈwaɪd ˌbɔɪ/us/ˈwaɪd ˌbɔɪ/a man who isdishonestor whodeceivespeoplein the way he doesbusiness:
骗子；不诚实的人Some of theyoungerpropertydevelopersarerealwideboys.有些较年轻的房地产开发商是真正的骗子。
| 单词 | wide boy |
| 释义 | wide boy noun[C] UKinformaldisapprovinguk/ˈwaɪd ˌbɔɪ/us/ˈwaɪd ˌbɔɪ/a man who isdishonestor whodeceivespeoplein the way he doesbusiness: 骗子；不诚实的人Some of theyoungerpropertydevelopersarerealwideboys.有些较年轻的房地产开发商是真正的骗子。 Examplesofwide boywide boy If he were awideboy, on a grand scale, he would never pass the fit and proper test. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the short-term operators, thewideboyoperators, who have to get the quick buck and the high rents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he awideboy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has attracted to itself the same type ofwideboyand fast buck operator who, in the past, has been attracted to the video nasty and video piracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is there to dissuade wide boys from entering into an obnoxious business for private gain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Could not some of the wide boys devise another kind of competition which, under no reasonable approach, could possibly qualify for exemption? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a charter for the wide boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is open to doubt whether the small investor will get enough protection when self-regulation by the ethical wide boys is introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is by no means beyond the imagination of the "wide boys". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The "wide boys" have an answer to it already—and not all the brains in the country are in this building today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there is the obvious danger that the "wide boys" will come in and will run what, in effect, will be commercial services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is this rapacity, this lively defect in all of us, of which the "wide boys", as they are called, take advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that the organisation should consist of "wide boys". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The wide boys who practise serious fraud are smart enough to transfer their assets before they are charged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By increasing the number from seven to eight, will that suddenly make the "wide boys" come in? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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