fleecing
v. <口>诈取某人(巨款),敲竹杠( fleece的现在分词 )
A sheep's fleece is the coat of wool that covers it.
A fleece is the wool that is cut off one sheep in a single piece.
If you fleece someone, you get a lot of money from them by tricking them or charging them too much.
She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.
她声称他敲诈了她几千英镑。
Fleece is a soft warm artificial fabric. A fleece is also a jacket or other garment made from this fabric.
Some local shops are really fleecing the holiday - makers ( of their money ).
本地的一些商店简直是敲诈来度假的人 ( 的钱 ).
Some local shops are really fleecing the holiday - makers.
本地的一些商店简直是敲诈来度假的人.
But such practices are not just about cutting tax bills or fleecing employers.
但是这类做法不仅仅包括减低税务账单或诈老板的钱.
Will Apple become just the latest a - hundred - year history of fleecing of foreign business in China?
苹果是否会成为中国几个世纪以来对外国企业不断盘剥的最新受害者 呢 ?