英:[ˈʃeɪkdaʊn]
美:[ˈʃekˌdaʊn]
英:[ˈʃeɪkdaʊn]
美:[ˈʃekˌdaʊn]
n.
临时的便床
临时寄宿
摇落
摇匀
shake·down
sheIk daUn
复数:shakedowns
noun
an improvised bed (such as one made up on the floor)
a boisterous dance
an act or instance of shaking someone downespecially: extortion
a thorough search
a process or period of adjustment
a testing under operating conditions of something new (such as a ship) for possible faults and defects and for familiarizing the operators with it
verb
intransitive verb
to take up temporary quarters
to occupy an improvised or makeshift bed
to become accustomed especially to new surroundings or duties
to settle down
transitive verb
to obtain money from in a deceitful, contemptible, or illegal manner
racketeers shaking down store owners for protection
to make a thorough search of
to bring about a reduction of
to give a shakedown test to
shook down the vessel before its maiden voyage
The first known use of shakedown was circa 1730
shake1 of 2verb
to move irregularly to and fro : quiver, tremble
shaking with cold
to become unsteady : totter
to cause to move in a usually quick jerky manner
to free oneself from
shake off a cold
to cause to become weaker
shake one's faith
to force out of a place by quick jerky movements
shake dust from a blanket
to clasp (hands) in greeting or as a sign of goodwill or agreement
shake2 of 2noun
an act of shaking
plural a condition of trembling (as from chill)
something produced by shakingespecially: milk shake
a very brief period of time
ready in two shakes
plural one that stands out especially in importance, ability, or merit—usually used in the phrase no great shakes
a long shingle
deal entry 3 sense 2
a fair shake
shakyadjective
lacking firmness
lacking in authority or reliability : questionable
shaky data
marked by shaking : trembling
likely to give way or break down
shakyadjective
lacking firmness
lacking in authority or reliability : questionable
shaky data
marked by shaking : trembling
likely to give way or break down
shakernoun
a utensil or machine used in shaking
capitalized a member of a religious group originating in England and practicing a communal life
shakedownnoun
a testing under operating conditions of something new (as a ship) for possible faults or for the operators to become more familiar with it
a shakedown cruise
1 But even as I bend myself into pretzel shapes, I have to admit it might bug me to receive a shakedown like yours.
2 The calculation formulas for engineering design are derived and some details in installation and shakedown test are also presented.
文中导出了可供工程设计用的计算公式,并介绍了安装调试中所应注意的事项。
3 In response, Combs’ team is characterizing the suit as the result of an unsuccessful shakedown attempt by a former girlfriend.
4 He was the victim of a shakedown by a street gang.
5 "This was their way of trying to save face after an unsuccessful attempted shakedown of Bryan Singer," said Marty Singer, who is not related to the director.
6 Blagojevich's lawyers argued that the numbers weren't real because none of the money was paid and some of the shakedown targets testified they never had any intention of doing so.
7 A couple of Pre-Mor Authority jackboots target him for a shakedown, which is the last mistake they ever make — and one that makes Cassian a wanted man.
8 Analyzing and comparing every factors influence on slope shakedown.
分析比较影响边坡安定的各项因素。
9 And the checkpoints, the shakedowns, the roadblock dictators.
10 For roughly four years, Mr. Sheen had worked to keep his illness private, out of public view, by jousting with the media and paying several other people in what he called “shakedowns” for their silence.
11 Torres had been serving life in prison for shooting a San Fernando Valley gang member in 2003 who was shaking down drug dealers and prostitutes by falsely claiming to represent the organization.
12 This is to say that on some level I get it — you want the best for your child, and the entire university admissions system is a giant, insane stress-riddled shakedown.
13 Lawrence could afford to scoff at suggestions that the cyclotron was still in its shakedown stage.
14 The shakedown of her Winnebago didn’t turn up anything other than the $42,520 Scoob saw in the space behind the TV.
15 In a statement to The Times, Barta dismissed Zucker’s lawsuit as another attempt to shake down his client for personal gain.
16 An unclassifiable treasury of hustles and shakedowns, the eleven episodes are a vision of making it in show biz and making it out of the rat trap of race in America.
17 Romania has a problem with corruption, from petty tourist shakedowns to high officials’ malfeasance, and Bucharest, its capital, seems somewhat bereft.
18 “This wasn’t a shakedown for me to get money. This was about, What are you going to do overall for talented people now that you’ve been monetized in this way?”
19 A rational strength criterion of such a problem can be found only by a shakedown analysis on the theory of plasticity.
只有运用塑性理论的安定性分析才能找到合理的强度判据。
20 The Dorneans sent two ships, both of their previously unseen Braha 'tok-class, to avoid the suspicion of Imperial Intelligence (the ships were officially on shakedown cruises).
为了避免帝国情报局的怀疑,多尔尼亚人派去了两艘初次露面的“布拉哈·托克级”飞船(官方声称这两艘飞船在进行试航)。
1 调整
regulation adjustment integration alignment coordination modulation fixing leveling tune-up rectification set control measure train fix square adjust tune coordinate regulate gauge tailor temper calibrate rectify modulate regularize calibration weighting adapt govern revise jigger
2 试车
6 重组
reconstruction shake-up recombination perestroika rejig re-formation remodel restructure reconstruct reorganize rationalize regroup reconstitute re-engineer
7 临时床铺
8 试验
experimental test trial experiment proof essay shy probation touchstone try prove approve examine put to the touch make trial of
11 试运行
12 试验性
13 安顿下来
14 试验性的
15 彻底搜查
bush-beating perquisition shake comb trawl comb through turn a place inside out shake somewhere down dragnet shake down tear apart
17 勒索
exacting high-pressure strike shake squeeze lug racket blackmail extortion holdup chantage screw bot pinch garnish hijack grub extort put the frighteners on screw out put the acid on squeeze out squeeze out of extorsive extortionate bloodsucking extorsively exaction racketeer bleed milk exact wring racketeering shake down screw from of screw out of scrouge draw press force crowd shark sweat tease cadge
18 敲诈
shake squeeze lug racket blackmail gouge extortion rip-off chantage pole bot rook stick screw clip soak ransom wring extort put the frighteners on squeeze out ramp squeeze out of extorsive knavishly racketeering gazumping sponge bleed sting gazump rapacious robbery vampirism exaction spoliation fleece put the screws on shake down gyp prey upon screw from of screw out of prey on rip off cadge