单词乎

fly-by-night

音标['flaibai,nait]

汉语翻译

n. 喜欢夜间外出的人, (美)(非正式)夜逃的负债者, 无信用的借债人
a. 无信用的, 不可靠的

英语解释

名词 fly-by-night:

  1. a debtor who flees to avoid paying

形容词 fly-by-night:

  1. of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty
    同义词:shady
  2. ephemeral

详细解释


fly-by-night

adj.(形容词)
Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings:
不负责任的,不可靠的:尤指在商业上不可靠的或缺德的:
例句:
.fly-by-night telephone companies that open up shop, sell some systems, then disappear when service is needed.(Mary Ellen Jordan)
.那些开店、卖货、然后在你需要服务时跑得无影无踪的不可靠的电话公司.(玛丽·埃伦·乔丹)

Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature:
短暂的,一时的:有不长久或不实在特性的:
例句:
fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
时装界变换无常的款式

n.also (名词) 也作
fly-by-nighter

An unscrupulous or undependable person, especially one who leaves secretly without paying creditors.
无信誉的人,逃债的人:尤指那种不付款就偷偷离开的缺德或不可靠的人
Something of a shaky or impermanent nature.
一时兴起之物:具有易动摇或暂时性的物品


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