shylock

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈʃaɪlɒk/    美 /ˈʃaɪlɑk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A loan shark; a usurer. US,figuratively,offensive
    — Eventually, their gambling debts grow so big that they are cut off from making any more bets, eliminating the chance that they can make enough money to satisfy their shylocks.
  2. A person of Jewish descent. ethnic,offensive,slur
动词 v.
  1. To lend money at exorbitant rates of interest. US,intransitive,offensive
    — I wanted to know whether shylocking is a legal business or not, and if it is legal, under which Act does it operate?

词形变化

shylocks plural Shylock alternative shylocks present,singular,third-person shylocking participle,present shylocked participle,past shylocked past Shylock alternative

词源

词源 1
From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).
词源 2
From the character Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (1600).
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