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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