spiv
pronunciation
UK [spɪv]
US [spɪv]
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- n.
- 游手好闲的人
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- vt.
- 打扮得衣冠楚楚
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- vi.
- 靠犯小罪过日子
Word Origin
spiv 衣冠楚楚的奸商
俚语，缩写自 spiffy,穿着光鲜的，打扮时髦的。后用于指衣冠楚楚的奸商。
Example
- 1. Don t pin your faith on his promises he is known to be a spiv .
- 不要相信他的承诺,大家都知道他是个骗子.
- 2. European leaders hoped that emerging economies , particularly china , might put money into a special purpose investment vehicle ( unhappily1 , spiv ) capitalized by the efsf .
- 欧洲国家领导人希望新兴经济体（尤其是中国）能够对由efsf供资的特用投资公司（spiv）进行投资。
- 3. Don 't pin your faith on his promises ; he is known to be a spiv .
- 不要相信他的承诺，大家都知道他是个骗子。
- 4. Market participants and people involved in the negotiations said details of the planned special purpose investment vehicle ( spiv ) remained too hazy to predict whether it would attract money from emerging market central bank reserves and sovereign wealth funds .
- 市场人士和参与谈判者表示，拟议中的特殊目的投资载体（spiv）具体细节仍不够明晰，能否从新兴市场国家的外汇储备和主权财富基金吸引资金尚无法预测。
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