rack·et
noun/ˈrækɪt/
/ˈrækɪt/
- [singular] (informal) a loud unpleasant noise
synonym din大的噪声 - Stop making that terrible racket!
别吵啦!
Extra Examples- He had to shout over the racket.
他不得不大声喊叫以盖过噪声。 - I heard a racket coming from upstairs.
我听见楼上传来吵闹声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- frightful
- infernal
- …
- make
- hear
- above the racket
- over the racket
- Stop making that terrible racket!
- [countable] (informal) a dishonest or illegal way of getting money
诈骗;勒索 - a protection/extortion/drugs, etc. racket
收取保护费、敲诈、贩毒等勾当
Extra Examples- He set up a protection racket and demanded thousands of pounds from local shopkeepers.
他开始了收取保护费的勾当并从当地店主那里敲诈了数千英镑。 - The gang operated an illegal immigration racket.
这伙人从事非法移民勾当。 - a racket in stolen goods
赃物的非法买卖 - They believe that he was the victim of a protection racket.
他们认为他是一起敲诈保护费勾当的受害者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extortion
- numbers
- protection
- …
- operate
- run
- be involved in
- …
- in a/the racket
- racket in
- a protection/extortion/drugs, etc. racket
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(also racquet)[countable] a piece of sports equipment used for hitting the ball, etc. in the games of tennis, squash or badminton. It has an oval frame, with strings stretched across and down it.(网球、壁球、羽毛球等的)球拍 - He smashed his racket into the clay
他把球拍摔到红土场地上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb1- McEnroe received a warning for racket abuse in the second set.
第二盘时,麦肯罗因发脾气乱摔球拍而受到警告。 - You should restring your racket twice a year.
您应该每年重新给球拍换线两次。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- badminton
- squash
- tennis
- …
- swing
- smash
- sports
- abuse
- He smashed his racket into the clay
- rackets, racquets[uncountable] a game for two or four people, similar to squash, played with rackets and a small hard ball in a court with four walls
墙网球 CultureThe game of rackets first became popular in the 18th century in England, and is now played mainly at a few boys' public schools. squash is a similar game that developed from rackets, and is played in a smaller court with a softer ball.
Word Originsenses 3 to 4 early 16th cent.: from French raquette, via Italian from Arabic rāḥa, rāḥat- ‘palm of the hand’.senses 1 to 2 mid 16th cent.: perhaps imitative of clattering.