| 单词 | trick or treat |
| 释义 | trick or treatnouna children's Halloween custom, in which they call on neighbors, using this phrase, and threaten to play a trick if a treat is not given. Origin of trick or treatFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby trick or treattrickle charger, trickle-down, trickle-down theory, trickle irrigation, trickle-up, trick or treat, trick out, tricks of the trade, tricksome, trickster, tricksy Definition for trick or treat (2 of 2)trick-or-treat [ trik-er-treet ] / ˈtrɪk ərˈtrit / verb (used without object)to become involved or take part in trick or treat. Origin of trick-or-treatFirst recorded in 1940–45 OTHER WORDS FROM trick-or-treattrick-or-treater, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for trick or treattrick or treat sentence substitutemainly US and Canadian the cry by children at Halloween when they call at houses, indicating that they want a present or money or else they will play a trick on the householder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with trick or treattrick or treat A greeting by children asking for treats on Halloween and threatening to play a trick on those who refuse to give them. For example, The children went from house to house, shouting “Trick or treat!” [c. 1940] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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