blat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society). uncountable
    — To open a new business in Russia you need blat.
动词 v.
  1. To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat. intransitive
    — Near-synonym: baa (sheep or goat)
  2. To make a senseless noise. intransitive
    — A moment later the engine roared into life. Exhaust blatted through the straight-pipes; people stopped on the street to look.
  3. To talk inconsiderately; blab.
  4. To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
  5. To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt. transitive

词形变化

blats present,singular,third-person blatting participle,present blatted participle,past blatted past

词源

词源 1
Imitative. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare English bleat, Old English blǣtan (“to bleat”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Russian блат (blat), from Polish blat (“cover, umbrella”) or Yiddish בלאַט (blat, “leaf, list”). Doublet of blade.
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