| 词组 | shake |
| 释义 | shake [shook, shaken, shaking] shake down 1. shake sb down AmE informal to use force or threats to make someone give you money: ▪ There is something wrong with a system that shakes the public down for more taxes every year. shakedown n C when someone gets money from someone else by using threats: ▪ After the thousand dollar shakedown, Ramon couldn't pay up any more. 2. shake sb/sth down • shake down sb/sth AmE informal to search a person or place thoroughly: ▪ Lechuga decided to shake down Mexico's 447 prisons after 18 prisoners died. 3. shake down BrE informal if a group of people shake down in a new situation, they get used to it and start working effectively together: ▪ I ask our fans to be patient until the team shakes down. 4. shake down BrE old-fashioned to sleep on the floor, on a seat etc because there is no proper bed for you: ▪ If you miss the last bus, you can always shake down on the floor here. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑kip down BrE informal shakedown n singular BrE a place prepared for you on a floor, seat etc where you can sleep: ▪ There weren't any beds left so I had to be content with a shakedown in the corridor. ▪ I can't drift off to dreamland on a shakedown settee. shake off shake off sth • shake sth off to get rid of an illness or something that is causing you problems or having a bad effect on you: ▪ I've had this flu for weeks - I just can't seem to shake it off. ▪ Melanie Griffith never manages to completely shake off the dumb blonde image, perhaps because of her squeaky little girl voice. ▪ It was 1949, and Europe was still shaking off the horror of World War II. shake on shake on sth to agree on a decision or business agreement by shaking hands (=holding someone's hand and moving it up and down): ▪ "That's a deal," I said, and we shook on it. ▪ Can the two leaders shake on a deal that will bring peace to the Middle East? let's shake on it ▪ Carter stood up. "Let's shake on it." He held out his hand. shake out shake out sth • shake sth out • shake sth out of sth to shake a cloth, bag, sheet etc, in order to make it smooth or to get rid of small pieces of dust or dirt: ▪ She put the tray on Nicandra's knees and shook out a white napkin. ▪ I went outside and shook the insects out of my sleeping bag. shake out of shake sb out of sth to force someone to change their mood, so that they stop feeling sad, upset, or lazy, and realize there are things they must deal with: ▪ Her best friend had moved away, and there was no one to help shake Lena out of her depression. ▪ She tried to shake herself out of it, but as soon as she calmed down she began crying again. ▪ "William!" The teacher's angry voice shook him out of his reverie. ▪ If the bombing of a hospital cannot shake this government out of its complacency, what will? shake up 1. shake sb up • shake up sb to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened: ▪ Seeing that accident really shook me up. ▪ When we heard the news were too shaken up and surprised to react immediately. 2. shake up sth • shake sth up to make big changes to a company or organization over a short period of time, in order to make it more effective: ▪ A new director was brought in last year to shake things up. ▪ When Albano was sworn in as mayor two weeks ago, he vowed to shake up the police department. shake-up n C when big changes are made to a company or organization over a short period of time, in order to make it more effective: ▪ a financial crisis that led to a major management shake-up ▪ a huge shake-up of the education system |
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