喜樂美語
  1. 1n/ˈrɪp ɔːf/ · /ˈrɪp ɒf/overpriced rip-off敲竹槓

    口語Something that costs far more than it is worth, so that you feel the seller has treated you .

    「rip-off」不只是「貴」，而是「貴到讓你覺得被當肥羊」。說這個詞的人是在抱怨，帶著生氣和被騙的感覺，所以是很口語的用法，正式場合不會寫。最常見的形式是 It's a rip-off! 和 a total／complete rip-off。

    示範例句 · Example

    Forty dollars for a small bowl of noodles? What a rip-off!

    中文翻譯四十塊錢換一小碗麵？真是個敲竹槓！

    常見搭配

    • a total / complete rip-off

      根本是敲竹槓

      something that is very much overpriced

      The repair bill was a complete rip-off.

    • What a rip-off!

      這也太搶錢了吧！

      said when you think a price is unfair

      Ten dollars just to park for an hour? What a rip-off!

    • rip-off prices

      坑人的價格

      prices that are much too high

      Tourists often pay rip-off prices near the old temple.

    • rip somebody off

      敲某人竹槓

      to charge someone much more than something is worth

      That taxi driver tried to rip us off.

    意思相近

    swindledaylight robberyscamcon

    用法接近

    overchargefleecerip off

    意思相反

    bargaingood dealsteal

  2. 2n/ˈrɪp ɔːf/ · /ˈrɪp ɒf/unacknowledged copy抄襲之作

    口語A piece of music, art, writing or film that copies another one closely, without saying that it is a copy.

    這個意思的 rip-off 指「作品」本身——一首歌、一部片、一個設計，抄了別人卻裝作是自己想的。重點是「沒有講」：有講就是 tribute（致敬）或 remake（翻拍），沒講才會被叫 rip-off。常見句型是 a rip-off of + 原作。

    常見搭配

    • a rip-off of something

      某作品的抄襲版

      a close copy of a particular work

      The game is a rip-off of an older puzzle app.

    • a cheap rip-off

      廉價的仿冒品

      a poor-quality copy of something better known

      The bag turned out to be a cheap rip-off.

    • nothing but a rip-off

      根本只是抄來的

      only a copy, with nothing new of its own

      This band is nothing but a rip-off of a famous group.

    意思相近

    copyimitationknock-offclone

    意思相反

    originalthe real thing

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

rip-offnoun

  • 1

    A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

    • In those days, a hamburger was fifteen cents, and if someone was charging a quarter for a bowl of soup, it was regarded as a rip-off.
    • Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!
  • 2

    A theft or robbery.

    • He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.
  • 3

    A scam.

    • He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.
  • 4

    A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.

    • Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?

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