fly-by-night 详细解释

fly-by-night

['flaibai,nait]

n. 逃债者, 无信誉者
adj. 不可信任的, 暂时的

词形变化

异体字: fly-boy |

词义辨析

同义参见:

slippery  

英英释义

名词 fly-by-night:

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

形容词 fly-by-night:

of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty

同义词:shady

ephemeral

补充

fly-by-nightfly-by-night英:[ˈflaɪbaɪˌnaɪt] 美:[ˈflaɪbaɪˌnaɪt]1.不可信任的

例句

1. fly-by-night operators who fail to complete jobs不能完工的奸商 2. This was no fly-by-night affair.这可不是一夜情。 3. Father was a stayer, not a fly-by-night.父亲是个敢作敢当的人, 不是个为赖账而晚上开溜的人。 4. She can see no point in having dinner with a fly-by-night.她看不出和一个不讲信誉的人在一起吃饭有什么意义。 5. cheap suits made by fly-by-night operators.无诚信厂商制作的廉价套装。 6. a fly-by-night insurance company唯利是图的保险公司