noun🔗Share截胡，横刀夺爱。 The act of gazumping."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。propertybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share敲竹杠，诈骗。 To swindle; to extort."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。businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抬价, 哄抬物价 To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one."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。propertybusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share截胡，加价抢购 To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer."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。propertybusinessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share截胡， 撬单 To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create."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。businesspropertyfinanceeconomymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share汽车，车辆。 An automobile."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。vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share受贿的政客，贪官。 A politician who takes bribes."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。politicsgovernmentpersonmoraljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
