| 单词 | loan shark |
| 释义 | loan shark noun[C] informaldisapprovinguk/ˈləʊn ˌʃɑːk/us/ˈloʊn ˌʃɑːrk/apersonwhochargesverylargeamountsofmoneyforlendingmoneyto someone 放高利贷者Compare moneylendermainlydisapproving Borrowers & lenders
loan shark| American Dictionaryloan shark noun[C] infmldisapprovingus/ˈloʊn ˌʃɑrk/apersonwhochargesa verylargeamountofinterestforlendingmoney loan shark| Business Englishloan shark noun[C] informaldisapprovingukusapersonwhochargeslargeamountsofinterestforlendingmoneyto someone,especiallywhentheirfinancialpositionmeansthey cannotborrowmoneyfrom abank: Loansharkstargetthose withbaddebtrecordsbecause they may havedifficultygettingloansfrom theusualsources. Examplesofloan sharkloan shark She paid the heating bill and for a while managed to dodge theloanshark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One problem is that the illegalloansharkwill not be covered by consumer credit laws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They must go out and borrow money, often from aloansharkbecause that is the only place where they can get it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can be profitable to be aloanshark, but it is essential to have enforcers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People excluded from the financial services that we all take for granted usually have only one option—aloanshark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The other growth industry is theloanshark, preying like a vulture on the misery of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the immediate, practical alternative to theloansharkis a line of legitimate credit, attested to by one's presence on the electoral roll. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He also knew that, to be aloanshark, one has to have enforcers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She should listen to their pleas when theloansharkcalls for his pound of flesh. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Recently in my constituency aloansharkwas taking from my constituents income support books and, in the case of those who were chronically sick and disabled, attendance allowance books. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Blaming himself for her death, he gives up his career and turns to gambling, eventually borrowing money from aloanshark. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alternatively, the lender resorted to public shaming, exploiting the social stigma of being in debt to aloanshark. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theloansharkcould also bribe a large firm's paymaster to provide information on its many employees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He turns to aloansharkfor the money, but ends up in debt to him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Prosecutors sayloansharkvictims obtained home equity loans to pay off debts to their mob bankers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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