cadge

英 [kædʒ] 美 [kædʒ]
  • vi. 乞讨;骗得白食;行乞;贩卖
  • vt. 乞讨;行乞;贩卖
  • n. (Cadge)人名;(英)卡奇

助记提示


cadge:揩之。揩他的油——占便宜;乞讨也是要占施主的便宜——乞讨。

中文词源


cadge 乞讨

词源同codger, 乞丐。可能来自cage, 原指流浪的卖鸟人。

英文词源


cadge (v.)
"to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse," mid-15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge "to fasten, to tie," which is of unknown origin.

双语例句


1. Can I cadge a cigarette?
能不能给我支烟?

来自柯林斯例句

2. He could cadge a ride from somebody.
他可以请求别人搭他一程。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I managed to cadge some money off my dad.
我设法从我父亲那里要了一些钱。

来自《权威词典》

4. I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver.
我求一个卡车司机免费载了我一程.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Homeless people forced to cadge in subway stations.
无家可归的人们被迫在地铁站里乞讨。

来自辞典例句

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