| 单词 | frisk |
| 释义 | frisk (once / 3613 pages) 1vn 2v To frisk someone is to search them, usually for weapons. It’s typical for a crime show to portray a police officer frisking a suspect. The purpose of frisking is to find out if someone is carrying a particular kind of item. The person doing the frisking may be looking for weapons or a recording device. Another meaning of frisk is more light-hearted: “to play in an enthusiastic manner.” Kids running around a playground are frisking. If you say there’s frisking going on in a nearby park, you might want to clarify which meaning you’re indicating. WORD FAMILYfrisk: frisked, frisking, frisks+/frisking: friskings USAGE EXAMPLESInside, soldiers frisked anyone moving close to the Iraqi generals, who arrived in some two dozen armored SUVs and Humvees. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) About 1,200 were let in after guards frisked them for weapons, and the rest were told to return Monday. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) Latinos and black Americans are more likely to be frisked, arrested, or killed. Slate(Dec 06, 2016) 1 1v search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets The police frisked everyone at the airport Hyper search subject to a search 2n the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs 2he gave the suspect a quick frisk Syn|Hypo|Hyper frisking strip search searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes hunt, hunting, search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone v play boisterously Syn|Hyper cavort, disport, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport play be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children |
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