thimblerig

n. 藏豆赌博戏 vi. 玩藏豆赌博戏骗钱, 欺骗

发音

US /ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/
其它
UK /ˈθɪmbəlɹɪɡ/

词形变化

thimblerigs 复数 thimblerigs thimblerigged thimblerigging thimblerigs 三单 thimblerigging 现在分词 thimblerigged 过去式 thimblerigged 过去分词

别名

thimble-rig

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess under which of three small cups (or thimbles) a pea-sized object has been placed after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery; a shell game.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    One operating such a game.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To cheat in the thimblerig game.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To cheat (someone) by trickery.

    及物/不及物 比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

shell game

上位词 4

cheat fraud rig swindle

词源

From thimble + rig.

来源：wiktionary