cheat the hangman

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.
    — I sincerely hope, for your sake, that Don Beltran may expiate his treason, on the old Spanish gibbet in the Recoveco, as soon as Caraccas is a little more quiet; unless, indeed, the earthquake has already cheated the hangman of his fee, as is most probable.
  2. To escape punishment for one's crimes; to get away with something.
    — Rozsa's escapes from the gendarmerie were followed closely by the invisible crowd, and every time he cheated the hangman his legend grew.

词形变化

cheats the hangman present,singular,third-person cheating the hangman participle,present cheated the hangman participle,past cheated the hangman past

词源

In full "cheat the hangman of his fee", since a hangman would not be paid if there was nobody to hang.
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