| 单词 | bilk |
| 释义 | bilk verb[T] USinformaluk/bɪlk/us/bɪlk/to getmoneyfrom someoneunfairlyordishonestly: 诈骗He bilkedclientsout of tens of millions ofdollars.他从客户身上诈骗了几千万元。 Cheating & tricking
Examplesofbilkbilk In these straitened times, courtesy of the left veering right, university libraries have to balk at being bilked. From theCambridge English Corpus Once again, honourable tenants who pay their service charges in full will be subsidising dishonourable tenants whobilktheir obligations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are thousands who "bilk" their medical examination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good bilking about this; the mass media like trouble and sensation and will get it if they can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also suggested that where people travel without paying fares—"bilking" as it is called—there should be a heavy excess fare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Half of that is being bilked for one year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are bilking of paying what they promised to pay in "honest money", and they are also refusing to give parity with the others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is far too much bilking on the tubes at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Since 1990, council tenants have been bilked of £6 billion to pay the housing benefit of other council tenants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment, therefore, we are spending £10,200 in one area alone to recover £169 from people who are bilking their half-crown prescription charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot say that we are not bothered if someone bilks and robs other passengers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the kind of conduct known as "bilking". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Both employees and employers have been bilked by that agency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The old ploy of bilking the cabman is an example of making off without payment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The third is bilking; that is to say, dishonestly making off without paying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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