fly-by-night
fly-by-night的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˈflaibaiˌnait]
KK音标发音: [ˈflaɪbaɪˌnaɪt]
fly-by-night的词性:
adj.(形容词)
1. Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings:
不负责任的,不可靠的:尤指在商业上不可靠的或缺德的:
“fly-by-night telephone companies that open up shop, sell some systems, then disappear when service is needed”(Mary Ellen Jordan)
“那些开店、卖货、然后在你需要服务时跑得无影无踪的不可靠的电话公司”(玛丽·埃伦·乔丹)
2. Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature:
短暂的,一时的:有不长久或不实在特性的:
fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
时装界变换无常的款式
fly-by-night的词性:
n.also (名词)也作
fly-by-night的音标和读音:
3. An unscrupulous or undependable person, especially one who leaves secretly without paying creditors.
无信誉的人,逃债的人:尤指那种不付款就偷偷离开的缺德或不可靠的人
4. Something of a shaky or impermanent nature.
一时兴起之物:具有易动摇或暂时性的物品