shake down

短语

摇落, 临时搭铺, 适应新环境 [法] 敲诈, 勒索, 搜查

词形变化

shaken down shakes down 三单 shakes down shaking down shook down shaking down 现在分词 shook down 过去式 shaken down 过去式 shaken down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.

    及物

    shake down apples from an apple tree.

  2. 2.

    To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To extort money from (someone) by means of threats.

    俚语 及物 引申义
  4. 4.

    To search exhaustively.

    俚语 及物
  5. 5.

    To subject something to a shakedown test.