rort

n. <澳><口>喧闹聚会（或欢庆会）； 欺骗, 伎俩

发音

AU /ɹɔː(ɹ)t/

词形变化

rorts 复数 rorts rorted rorting rorts 三单 rorting 现在分词 rorted 过去式 rorted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.

    澳大利亚 新西兰

    2008, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), page 4067, Not all of the projects were bad or rorts; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cheat or defraud.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 及物

词源

Probably a back-formation from rorty (“boisterous or rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué”). Originally slang but now in common usage.

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