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词汇 swizz
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Definition of swizz in English:

swizz

(also swiz)
noun swɪzswɪz
British informal
  • usually in singular A thing that is disappointing or represents a mild swindle.

    〈英,非正式〉令人失望的事情;上当

    what a swizz!

    真是骗人!

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The motoring lobby had been protesting, like so many schoolboys banned from baking their conkers, that concealed speed cameras were a rotten swizz.
    • So, thanks to this rule, getting your car serviced at an independent dealership could mean invalidating your warranty. What a swizz!
    • He may have made his name by insisting on good value for consumers, but his latest TV schtick is fast emerging as a bit of a swizz.
    • Two early romances with car-loving men, who spent improbable amounts of money maintaining convertibles that always broke their hearts in the end, convinced me that car-ownership was an economic swizz.
    • Perhaps this is a swizz, or perhaps it saves diehard fans paying a tenner for three second-rate filler tracks.
    Synonyms
    defraud, cheat, trick, fleece, dupe, deceive, exploit, squeeze, milk, bleed
    fraud, trick, deception, deceit, trickery, chicanery, exploitation, cheat, imposture, sham, sharp practice, artifice

Origin

Early 20th century: abbreviation of swizzle2.

Rhymes

biz, Cadíz, Cadiz, fizz, frizz, gee-whiz, his, is, Liz, Ms, phiz, quiz, squiz, tizz, viz, whizz, wiz, zizz

Definition of swizz in US English:

swizz

(also swiz)
nounswizswɪz
British informal
  • usually in singular A thing that is disappointing or represents a mild swindle.

    〈英,非正式〉令人失望的事情;上当

    what a swizz!

    真是骗人!

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He may have made his name by insisting on good value for consumers, but his latest TV schtick is fast emerging as a bit of a swizz.
    • Perhaps this is a swizz, or perhaps it saves diehard fans paying a tenner for three second-rate filler tracks.
    • The motoring lobby had been protesting, like so many schoolboys banned from baking their conkers, that concealed speed cameras were a rotten swizz.
    • So, thanks to this rule, getting your car serviced at an independent dealership could mean invalidating your warranty. What a swizz!
    • Two early romances with car-loving men, who spent improbable amounts of money maintaining convertibles that always broke their hearts in the end, convinced me that car-ownership was an economic swizz.
    Synonyms
    defraud, cheat, trick, fleece, dupe, deceive, exploit, squeeze, milk, bleed
    fraud, trick, deception, deceit, trickery, chicanery, exploitation, cheat, imposture, sham, sharp practice, artifice

Origin

Early 20th century: abbreviation of swizzle.

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