cheat the hangman

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词形变化

cheats the hangman 三单 cheating the hangman 现在分词 cheated the hangman 过去式 cheated the hangman 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.

  2. 2.

    To escape punishment for one's crimes; to get away with something.

词源

In full "cheat the hangman of his fee", since a hangman would not be paid if there was nobody to hang.

来源：wiktionary