音标:['hʌkstə] ;
huckstress
n.
huckster的变形
huckster
['hʌkstə]
n.
做小商品生意的人,小商贩(尤指蔬菜、水果商)
便宜商品贩子
唯利是图者
[口语]
大吹大擂(或强行)推销商品的人
(尤指为广播、电视)撰写商业广告词者
[美国俚语]吃广告饭的人(尤指撰稿者)
vt.
小本经营;叫卖:
In that street there's a man who hucksters boiled corn.
那条街里有个小贩卖煮玉米。
在…上讨价还价:
I don't think it's necessary for us to huckster the date.
我认为我们没必要在日期问题上没完没了的争论。
在…中掺杂:
to huckster beer with spirit
在啤酒中掺烈性酒
用大吹大擂的手段为…做广告(或推销):
They tried to huckster red socks to me.
他们企图强行向我推销红色短袜。
vi.
叫卖,零售;作小商贩:
to huckster for the expense of a car
为攒钱买车而上街叫卖
讨价还价(后与over连用):
They are huckstering over the price of the rifle.
他们正为那支枪的价格讨价还价。

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