switcheroo

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange. Canada,US,informal
    — In a corporate merger, it is usually the big company that buys a smaller one. Last week Boston's up & coming Tracerlab, Inc. pulled a switcheroo. Tracerlab, which grossed only $1,700,000 last year, bought the much bigger ($8,000,000 gross) Kelley-Koett Mfg. Co.
动词 v.
  1. To swap or exchange surreptitiously. transitive,uncommon
    — Another day, the magic wind came and switcherooed Katie into a hairdresser named Sparkle.

词形变化

switcheroos plural switcharoo alternative switcheroos present,singular,third-person switcherooing participle,present switcherooed participle,past switcherooed past switcharoo alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English switch
English -eroo
English switcheroo
From switch + -eroo.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English switch
English -eroo
English switcheroo
From switch + -eroo.
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