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Definition of shakedown in English: shakedownnounˈʃeɪkdaʊnˈʃeɪkˌdaʊn North American informal 1 a major British monarchy shakedown 英国君主制的一次大调整。 another term for shake-up Example sentencesExamples - The novel was once so called because it was indeed something novel, but it's lasted, and I think, after a few shakedowns, the graphic novel, in whatever form, will do likewise.
- What you may see, as a result of this shakedown, is an end to the false house price inflation that we saw in some sections of the south Dublin market last year.
- Saying they smelled a shakedown, shareholders, who are usually wiped out in a bankruptcy, also jumped to its defense.
- No amount of reason or abuse would shake them from this shakedown.
- This shakedown sparked bitterness among stores struggling to survive; storeowners wondered if the city even wanted them.
- Why did such famous risk takers as Gates, Ellison, and Jobs put up with the Wall Street shakedown?
- As we frolic our way through Week Three, keep these helpful tips in mind; they'll get you through the madness before the shakedown.
- I think the justice system did do what it should have done 10 years ago, and what we're finding here now is that it happened once, a shakedown took place once, and apparently, it might be the same accusation again.
- Every show goes through those kinds of shakedowns… but Conan's has probably changed less than any of them.
- It will focus on current trends in the industry, the international shakedown in the technology market and how financiers now view digital media investments.
- Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy.
- The market went through something of a shakedown as providers realised their initial promises were expensive to maintain as usage grew.
- With all that's going on in the gaming industry at the moment, is the industry on its way to a big shakedown?
- In other democracies you have cabinet shakedowns after periods of time, presidents reversing their positions from their campaigns or learning how to deal with the press.
- In Great Britain he orchestrated the shakedown of the Bank of England in the fall of 1992, while pocketing profits of well over a billion dollars.
- It's going to have a shakedown one of these days.
- But now that the shakedown has happened, we will see more strategically focused companies coming out on top.
- Section two looks at ecommerce and the effects of the market shakedown.
2A thorough search of a person or place. （对人或地点的）彻底搜查 bureaucracy and shakedowns by the authorities are a constant hassle Example sentencesExamples - The cook must horde food without detection - particularly difficult when faced with daily inspections or shakedowns.
- The morning after their arrival, scouts and their leaders endure the shakedown, where their backpacks are inspected with drill sergeant thoroughness.
- The prisoners lift makeshift weights, line up for shakedowns, showers and meals; they play at dominoes and pass the time.
- By big margins they backed profiling and the carrying of identity cards, tighter security measures and shakedowns at airports, and were more willing than in the past to enlist and serve in the armed forces.
- You stay locked in your cell 24-7 until the shakedown is over.
3An act of swindling someone or extorting money. he had served time in federal prison for shakedowns on school construction projects in Alabama Example sentencesExamples - The trio, who investigators reckon netted hundreds of thousands of pounds from the shakedowns, were picked up in a series of raids both in St Petersburg, and in the Saratov and Stavropol regions in southwest Russia.
- A few turned to theft and shakedowns to support themselves.
- The National School Safety Center estimates that more than 525,000 attacks, shakedowns, and robberies occur per month in public secondary schools in the United States.
- Ichinomiya was once a small and peaceful town, free of yakuza, but recent months have seen a shakedown of all the businesses by a thug named Boss Gonzo.
- The goons, the oilmen, the shakedown and the cover-up.
Synonyms fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, confidence trick, mare's nest 4A test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship. （对新产品或新型号，尤指车或船的）测试 he gave the car its first ever shakedown at Silverstone 他在锡尔弗斯通对这种车进行了首次测试。 Example sentencesExamples - Starting this summer, an innovative program for certifying pork trichinae-free based on good farm management is going through its final shakedown - a 2-year pilot study.
- It didn't flex at all during a shakedown test and it had an overall sturdy feeling that is hard to describe.
- In a final shakedown, it's the lack of conviction to the importance of its own message that keeps it from carrying any weight.
- His own country's team, the All Blacks, are a case in point - how many times have they taken on quality opposition from across the world and then gone on to beat them in the final shakedown, against all the odds?
- Still, in the final shakedown, it's all but impossible to predict before the event just who and what will catch a particular person's ear and eye.
Definition of shakedown in US English: shakedownnounˈʃeɪkˌdaʊnˈSHākˌdoun North American informal 1A radical change or restructuring, particularly in a hierarchical organization or group. （等级制机构或团体的）重组，调整，整顿 the shakedown of the Bank of England in the fall of 1992 Example sentencesExamples - Section two looks at ecommerce and the effects of the market shakedown.
- This shakedown sparked bitterness among stores struggling to survive; storeowners wondered if the city even wanted them.
- The market went through something of a shakedown as providers realised their initial promises were expensive to maintain as usage grew.
- It's going to have a shakedown one of these days.
- Saying they smelled a shakedown, shareholders, who are usually wiped out in a bankruptcy, also jumped to its defense.
- Why did such famous risk takers as Gates, Ellison, and Jobs put up with the Wall Street shakedown?
- The novel was once so called because it was indeed something novel, but it's lasted, and I think, after a few shakedowns, the graphic novel, in whatever form, will do likewise.
- It will focus on current trends in the industry, the international shakedown in the technology market and how financiers now view digital media investments.
- In other democracies you have cabinet shakedowns after periods of time, presidents reversing their positions from their campaigns or learning how to deal with the press.
- No amount of reason or abuse would shake them from this shakedown.
- In Great Britain he orchestrated the shakedown of the Bank of England in the fall of 1992, while pocketing profits of well over a billion dollars.
- I think the justice system did do what it should have done 10 years ago, and what we're finding here now is that it happened once, a shakedown took place once, and apparently, it might be the same accusation again.
- Even if most Americans are not aware that subsidy shakedowns debilitate local budgets, they do know the names of the corporate buccaneers who have wrecked retirement plans and kicked the slats out of an already wobbly economy.
- What you may see, as a result of this shakedown, is an end to the false house price inflation that we saw in some sections of the south Dublin market last year.
- With all that's going on in the gaming industry at the moment, is the industry on its way to a big shakedown?
- But now that the shakedown has happened, we will see more strategically focused companies coming out on top.
- As we frolic our way through Week Three, keep these helpful tips in mind; they'll get you through the madness before the shakedown.
- Every show goes through those kinds of shakedowns… but Conan's has probably changed less than any of them.
2A thorough search of a person or place. （对人或地点的）彻底搜查 bureaucracy and shakedowns by the authorities are a constant hassle Example sentencesExamples - The prisoners lift makeshift weights, line up for shakedowns, showers and meals; they play at dominoes and pass the time.
- By big margins they backed profiling and the carrying of identity cards, tighter security measures and shakedowns at airports, and were more willing than in the past to enlist and serve in the armed forces.
- You stay locked in your cell 24-7 until the shakedown is over.
- The cook must horde food without detection - particularly difficult when faced with daily inspections or shakedowns.
- The morning after their arrival, scouts and their leaders endure the shakedown, where their backpacks are inspected with drill sergeant thoroughness.
3A swindle; a piece of extortion. 诈骗；勒索 he wants to eliminate bribery, shakedowns, and bid-rigging in New York City's construction industry Example sentencesExamples - Ichinomiya was once a small and peaceful town, free of yakuza, but recent months have seen a shakedown of all the businesses by a thug named Boss Gonzo.
- The trio, who investigators reckon netted hundreds of thousands of pounds from the shakedowns, were picked up in a series of raids both in St Petersburg, and in the Saratov and Stavropol regions in southwest Russia.
- The National School Safety Center estimates that more than 525,000 attacks, shakedowns, and robberies occur per month in public secondary schools in the United States.
- The goons, the oilmen, the shakedown and the cover-up.
- A few turned to theft and shakedowns to support themselves.
Synonyms fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, confidence trick, mare's nest 4A test of a new product or model, especially a vehicle or ship. （对新产品或新型号，尤指车或船的）测试 the high-orbit shakedown of the lunar module had its merits as modifier the software is expected to enter its final shakedown phase by the middle of September Example sentencesExamples - Still, in the final shakedown, it's all but impossible to predict before the event just who and what will catch a particular person's ear and eye.
- Starting this summer, an innovative program for certifying pork trichinae-free based on good farm management is going through its final shakedown - a 2-year pilot study.
- His own country's team, the All Blacks, are a case in point - how many times have they taken on quality opposition from across the world and then gone on to beat them in the final shakedown, against all the odds?
- It didn't flex at all during a shakedown test and it had an overall sturdy feeling that is hard to describe.
- In a final shakedown, it's the lack of conviction to the importance of its own message that keeps it from carrying any weight.
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