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单词 ripoff
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ripoff in American English

(ˈrɪpˌɔf, -ˌɑf)
noun slang
1. 
an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle
2. 
exploitation, esp. of those who cannot prevent or counter it
3. 
a copy or imitation
4. 
a person who rips off another or others; thief or swindler
Also: rip-off
Word origin
[1965–70; n. use of v. phrase rip off]

Examples of 'ripoff' in a sentence
ripoff

The bottom line, though, is it's a ripoff.It is the latest scandalous ripoff of poorer families exposed by our big campaign.Supporters' groups last night blasted the 'ripoff' and demanded a crackdown on touts.To my mind this is the biggest ripoff of our time yet no one is highlighting the details.First, if, as the evidence base indicates, homeopathy is merely a placebo, then the price tag is a ripoff.Do not confuse them with high-fashion ripoffs; these are original designs in their own right.

In other languages
ripoff

British English: rip-off /ˈrɪpɒf/ NOUN
If you say that something that you bought was a rip-off, you mean that you were charged too much money or that it was of very poor quality.
The cost of parking your car at the airport is a rip-off.
  • American English: rip-off
  • Arabic: سَرِقَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fraude
  • Chinese: 宰人的价钱
  • Croatian: pljačka do gole kože
  • Czech: zlodějna předražený prodej
  • Danish: det rene røveri
  • Dutch: afzetterij
  • European Spanish: timo
  • Finnish: ylihintainen tavara tai palvelu
  • French: arnaque
  • German: Wucher
  • Greek: αισχροκέρδεια
  • Italian: furto
  • Japanese: 暴利
  • Korean: 사취
  • Norwegian: svindel
  • Polish: zdzierstwo
  • European Portuguese: fraude
  • Romanian: înșelare
  • Russian: переплата
  • Latin American Spanish: estafa
  • Swedish: uppskörtning
  • Thai: คิดเกินราคา
  • Turkish: kazık pahalı
  • Ukrainian: шахрайство
  • Vietnamese: việc bán quá đắt

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