artful dodger

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发音

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词形变化

artful dodgers 复数 artful dodgers

别名

Artful Dodger

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A crafty person who commits minor crimes or behaves in a rather unscrupulous manner.

    习语
  2. 2.

    One who deftly evades obstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.

词源

From the nickname of a skillful young pickpocket and rascal in Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dickens.

来源：wiktionary