| 单词 | shake out |
| 释义 | shake out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I took off my poncho, shook it out, and hung it on a peg. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also shake-out See full dictionary entry for shake shake-out Word forms: shake-outs regional note: in AM, use shakeout countable noun [usually singular] A shake-out is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs. [journalism] This should be the year of a big shake-out in Italian banking. The party needs a shake-out, if it is to be the driving-force of the new politics. |
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