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gazumps

/ɡəˈzʌmps/ /ɡæˈzʌmps/

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noun

截胡，横刀夺爱。

The act of gazumping.

Examples :

"The Smiths experienced the disappointment of gazumps when another buyer offered more money for the house they thought they had secured. "

史密斯夫妇原本以为已经稳妥买下的房子，结果被人截胡，因为另一位买家出了更高的价钱，他们为此感到非常失望。

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verb

敲竹杠，诈骗。

To swindle; to extort.

Examples :

"The car dealer tried to gazump me by adding hidden fees at the last minute, raising the price significantly. "

这家汽车经销商试图在最后一刻增加隐藏费用，大幅抬高价格，敲我的竹杠。

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verb

抬价, 哄抬物价

To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.

Examples :

"The seller tried to gazump us at the last minute by raising the price of the house after we had already agreed on a deal. "

卖家想在最后一刻抬价，在我们已经谈好价格后又提高了房价。

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verb

截胡，加价抢购

To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.

Examples :

"Even though the sellers had accepted Sarah's offer on the house, another buyer gazumped her by offering ten thousand pounds more. "

尽管卖家已经接受了莎拉对这栋房子的报价，但另一个买家还是截胡了，多出了整整一万英镑。

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verb

截胡，撬单

To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.

Examples :

"The intern worked for weeks to secure a meeting with the CEO, but his manager gazumped him by presenting the project proposal as his own. "

那个实习生辛辛苦苦工作了好几个星期才搞定了和CEO的会面，结果他的经理截胡了，把项目方案说成是他自己的。

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noun

汽车，车辆。

Examples :

"Given the definition "gazumps" meaning "an automobile," here's a simple and clear sentence: "My father drives a red gazumps to work every day." "

我爸爸每天开一辆红色的汽车去上班。

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noun

受贿的政客，贪官。

A politician who takes bribes.

Examples :

"The newspaper revealed that several gazumps in the city council had been accepting money from developers in exchange for approving construction projects. "

报纸揭露了市议会里好几个受贿的政客/贪官一直在收受开发商的钱，以换取批准他们的建设项目。

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