| 单词 | shakedown |
| 释义 | shakedown /shayk"down'/, n. 1. extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence. 2. a thorough search: a shakedown of prison cells to uncover hidden drugs. 3. a bed, as of straw or blankets, spread on the floor. 4. any makeshift bed. 5. the act or process of shaking down. 6. Also called shakedown cruise, shakedown flight. a cruise or flight intended to prepare a new vessel or aircraft for regular service by accustoming the crew to its features and peculiarities, breaking in and adjusting machinery, etc. Also, shake-down. [1490-1500; n., adj. use of v. phrase shake down] |
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