| 释义 |
biz; bizz
noun- business US, 1861
- I remember we were doing some biz near Munich last summer[.] — Derek Raymond (Robin Cook), The Crust on its Uppers, p. 23, 1962
- Rumor had it that there were quite a few pinks in the publishing biz. — Mary McCarthy, The Group, p. 185, 1963
- Lead you to draw bad conclusions (or “bad vibes” as they say in the rock biz) about what happened. — Abbie Hoffman, Woodstock Nation, p. 4, 1969
- [H]e had to stay in L.A. for the music biz, and if he stayed in L.A., Bobby would find him[.] — James Ellroy, Suicide Hill, p. 673, 1986
- The rockbiz presence was more than evidenced by Tony Secunda, the Move’s outrageously extreme manager[.] — Mick Farren, Give the Anarchist a Cigarette, p. 119, 2001
- the syringe and other equipment used by intravenous drug users US
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 24, 1949
- — William D. Alsever, Glossary for the Establishment and Other Uptight People, p. 19, December 1970
- a small amount of a drug US
- — Eugene Landy, The Underground Dictionary, p. 34, 1971
▶ do the bizz
to engage in sexual activity IRELAND- Sure he’s a face like an arse, Ma. Even Annie Murphy wouldn’t do the bizz with Father Morton. — Joseph O’Connor, Red Roses and Petrol, p. 10, 1995
▶ in the biz bag
in trouble with police management US- — Los Angeles Times, p. B8, 19 December 1994
▶ the biz
the “profession”, loosely the entertainment, theatre or film making business UK, 1961
An industry coinage that lends dignity to the least secure of employment paths. |