流逝汉英词典

baksheesh

B 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [bækˈʃiːʃ]
  • 美式音标 [bækˈʃiːʃ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n.津贴；小费

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The porter expects baksheesh from you.
    那脚夫期待你付小费。
  • THE practice of slipping baksheesh into a well-placed palm is not a novel one.
    将小费塞入伸好的掌中这一惯例并非新生事物了。
  • Baksheesh, originally a Persian word now found in many countries of the Middle East, can mean “tip”, “alms” and “bribe”.
    “baksheesh[font=宋体]”源自波斯语单词，如今在中东地区许多国家都使用，意指“小费”、“施舍”或“行贿”。

    • 权威例句

  • Having dodged that bullet myself I can tell you exactly how the baksheesh machine works.
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  • About 130 officials were fired for taking baksheesh, and the volume of tariff revenue that actually reached state coffers jumped by almost 50% in two years.
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英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (especially in some Asian countries) a small amount of money or a present that is given to someone as a bribe, to persuade them to do something, sometimes something dishonest

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • money given as a tip, a present, or alms
  • to give such money to (a person)