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
GRE
cadge：揩之。揩他的油——占便宜；乞讨也是要占施主的便宜——乞讨。
cadge 乞讨词源同codger, 乞丐。可能来自cage, 原指流浪的卖鸟人。
- 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.
- 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
