shakedown
/ˈʃeɪkdaʊn/noun
informal, chiefly N. Amer. <非正式, 主北美>
1
- a makeshift bed临时铺位。
2
- radical change or restructuring, particularly in a hierarchical organization or group(等级制机构或团体的)重组, 调整, 整顿:
a major British monarchy shakedown
英国君主制的一次大调整。
2.1
- a thorough search of a person or place(对人或地点的)彻底搜查。
2.2
- a swindle; a piece of extortion诈骗; 勒索。
2.3
- a test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship(对新产品或新型号, 尤指车或船的)测试:
he gave the car its first ever shakedown at Silverstone.
他在锡尔弗斯通对这种车进行了首次测试。