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lowball

/ˈloʊbɔl/

Meanings
noun

停车信号

The position of the ball on an American railroad ball signal that indicated Stop.

Examples :

"The engineer saw the lowball on the signal, confirming that he needed to bring the train to a complete stop. "
工程师看到了信号上的停车信号，确认需要将火车完全停下来。
signal vehicle machine technical history
noun

低式扑克

A form of poker in which the lowest-ranking poker hand wins the pot. Usually the ace is the lowest-ranking card, straights and flushes do not count making the best possible hand being A, 2, 3, 4, 5 regardless of suits (in contrast to deuce-to-seven lowball.)

Examples :

"The lowball poker game at the family reunion was exciting; everyone was trying to get the lowest possible hand. "
家庭聚会上的低式扑克游戏非常刺激，每个人都想拿到最小的牌。
game bet entertainment
verb

恶意低估，虚报低价

To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.

Examples :

"The car salesman tried to lowball me by offering a price much lower than the car was actually worth, knowing he'd raise it later with hidden fees. "
那个汽车销售员想恶意低估车价来骗我，他故意报了个远低于实际价值的价格，心里盘算着之后再用隐藏费用把价格抬上去。
business economy finance job

Related Words

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

必然地，必定地

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

孩子们的道德观 不一定 来自他们的父母。

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confirming verb

/kənˈfɜːrmɪŋ/ /kəmˈfɜːrmɪŋ/

确认，巩固

"The coach was confirming the players' dedication by making them practice harder. "

教练通过让他们更加努力地训练，来巩固队员们的奉献精神。

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misleadingly adverb

/ˌmɪsliːdɪŋli/

误导性地，令人误解地.

"The advertisement was misleadingly worded, suggesting the product was free when in fact there was a shipping charge. "

这则广告的措辞具有误导性，让人以为产品是免费的，但实际上却需要支付运费。

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deceptive adjective

/dɪ.ˈsɛp.tɪv/

欺骗性的，虚假的。

"Appearances can be deceptive."

外表可能具有欺骗性。

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desperation noun

/ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/

绝望，灰心丧气

"The student, failing the exam, grabbed at any answer, driven by desperation. "

考试不及格后，那个学生绝望地抓住任何答案，只想蒙混过关。

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straights noun

/streɪts/

直道，直线。

"The race car driver sped up as he approached the straights after navigating the curves of the track. "

在驶过赛道的弯道后，赛车手在接近直道时加速了。

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regardless adjective

/ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/

不在乎的，不顾的

"Regardless of the rain, she went to school. "

即使下着雨，她也毫不在乎地去上学了。

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deceptively adverb

/dɪˈsɛptɪvli/

欺骗性地，迷惑地

"The small, quiet house seemed deceptively unkempt, hiding a spacious and beautifully decorated interior. "

这栋又小又安静的房子看起来不起眼，但实际上里面却非常宽敞，而且装饰精美， 真是具有欺骗性。

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indicated verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/

指出，表明，显示。

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

警卫吹响哨子，表明即将出发。

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contractor noun

/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/

承包商，包工头。

"The contractor is building a new addition to the school library. "

承包商正在为学校图书馆建造新的扩建部分。

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deliberately adverb

/dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/

故意地，有意地，蓄意地

"To avoid a fight, Sarah deliberately walked a different route to school today. "

为了避免争吵，莎拉今天故意选择了另一条上学路线。

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intentionally adverb

/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/ /ɪnˈtɛnʃənli/

故意地，有意地。

"The student intentionally missed the first few days of school to avoid the difficult math test. "

那个学生故意旷课了头几天，为了躲避那场难的数学考试。