单词 | shark |
释义 | shark shark1 —sharklike, adj. /shahrk/, n. any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans. [1560-70; orig. uncert.] shark2 /shahrk/, n. 1. a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury. 2. Informal. a person who has unusual ability in a particular field. v.t. 3. Archaic. to obtain by trickery or fraud; steal. v.i. 4. Archaic. to live by shifts and stratagems. [1590-1600; < G dial. Schork, var. of Schurke rascal] |
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