rip-off

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n. 偷窃

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词形变化

rip-offs 复数

别名

ripoff

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

    可数

    In those days, a hamburger was fifteen cents, and if someone was charging a quarter for a bowl of soup, it was regarded as a rip-off.

    Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!

  2. 2.

    A theft or robbery.

    He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.

  3. 3.

    A scam.

    He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.

  4. 4.

    A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.

    Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?

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词源

Deverbal from rip off.

来源:wiktionary