double-cross

短语
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vt. 欺骗, 出卖

词形变化

double-crosses 复数 double-crosses 三单 double-crossing 现在分词 double-crossed 过去式 double-crossed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.

  2. 2.

    Of a breeding, the hybrid product of double-crossing.

    生物 植物学 医学
v.
  1. 1.

    To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.

    背叛

    出卖

    及物

    If you double-cross us, we'll track you down and kill you.

  2. 2.

    Of breeding, to cross twice in hybridization, as (A × B) × (C × D); for example, in commercial hybrid seed corn, A through D are classically inbreds, and their grandoffspring is the seed for sale.

    及物 生物 植物学 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

double-crossing

上位词 4

treason betrayal treachery perfidy
动词

上位词 2

sell betray

参见 1

cross

词源

First recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dishonest, a play on straight or square: a crook going back on his partners would therefore be crossing the crossers, or double-crossing.

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