noun🔗Share鲨鱼,鲛。 A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head."Divers often see sharks while exploring coral reefs. "潜水员在探索珊瑚礁时经常能看到鲨鱼。animalfishoceanbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share捕鲨,猎鲨 To fish for sharks."Commercial fishermen sometimes sharks to supply restaurants and fish markets. "商业渔民有时会捕鲨,以此向餐馆和鱼市供应鲨鱼。fishnauticalanimalsportoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share敲诈者,诈骗犯。 Someone who exploits others, for example by trickery, lies, usury, extortion."The car dealership was full of sharks who tried to pressure me into buying a car I couldn't afford. "这家汽车经销店里全是些敲诈者,他们试图逼我买一辆我负担不起的车。characterbusinessinhumaneconomymoralpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share奸诈律师,黑心律师 A sleazy and amoral lawyer"After the car accident, the family felt pressured to settle quickly by the sharks at the insurance company. "车祸发生后,保险公司那些黑心律师不断施压,想尽快让这家人私了,这家人感到压力很大。personlawmoralcharacterbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share讼棍, 鲨鱼律师。 An ambulance chaser."After the car accident, the family was overwhelmed by sharks who wanted to represent them in a lawsuit. "车祸发生后,一家人被一群想代理他们打官司的讼棍/鲨鱼律师搞得焦头烂额。lawbusinesspersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share嗜血成性的人, 鲨鱼般的人 A relentless and resolute person or group, especially in business."Sentence: "Those sharks in the marketing department always get the best deals for the company." "市场部那些嗜血成性的家伙总是能为公司争取到最好的交易。businesspersoncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老手, 高手 A very good poker or pool player. Compare fish (a bad poker player).""My uncle and his friends are sharks at the weekly poker game; they always win all the money." "我叔叔和他的朋友们每周打牌都是老手,总是赢光所有的钱。personsportgameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老千, 騙子 A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others."My grandfather always seemed to lose at checkers against me, but after years, I realized he was one of the sharks, letting me win small games to get me to play for higher stakes later. "我爺爺以前總是在跳棋上輸給我,但多年後我才意識到,他其實是個老千,故意讓我贏些小的,好引誘我之後玩更大的。personcharacterbusinessgameattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share敲诈, 诈取 To steal or obtain through fraud."The scammer sharked the elderly woman out of her life savings by pretending to be a government official. "那个骗子假冒政府官员,敲诈了那位老妇人一生的积蓄。businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share敲竹杠,诈骗。 To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.""The mechanic tried to shark me by charging for repairs he didn't actually do." "那个修车工想敲我竹杠,收了些根本没修过的项目的钱。businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share投机取巧, 诈取. To live by shifts and stratagems."The car salesmen sharks customers by offering low prices initially, then adding hidden fees later. "这些汽车销售员投机取巧诈取顾客,先用低价吸引人,然后又加上隐形费用。businesseconomyjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share乱捡,搜刮 To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly."During the office move, some employees began to sharks supplies from the storage room before anyone else could get them. "办公室搬迁的时候,有些员工开始偷偷地从储藏室里乱捡办公用品,赶在别人之前搜刮一空。businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading