live one

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed. idiomatic,informal
    — There's green as in greenhorn, meaning inexperienced and gullible. Those with a pitch to sell are going to spot a live one—in this case government with dollars practically falling out of its pockets—coming from miles away.
  2. Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar. idiomatic,informal
    — They've got a live one in the crowd, he's scary, he looks dangerous, demon possessed, he doesn't know who he is, he speaks in strange voices.
  3. A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent. idiomatic,informal
    — "We got a live one here," he said as he speeds up in pursuit of a car.

词形变化

live ones plural

词汇关系

近义词
dupe mark patsy sucker kook nut oddball weirdo

词源

Possibly an allusion to hooking a particularly lively fish on a fishing line.
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