fly-by-night

听听怎么读

英 [ˈflaɪbaɪˌnaɪt]

美 [ˈflaɪbaɪˌnaɪt]

是什么意思

adj.

短暂的，非持久的性的，一时的；不可信任的；

英英释义

fly-by-night[ 'flaibai,nait ]

n.a debtor who flees to avoid paying
adj.
- of businesses and businessmen of questionable honesty
  "a fly-by-night operation"
  同义词：shady
- ephemeral
  "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"

学习怎么用

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Temporary silence was broken by a new clerk sitting in the corner.
角落里坐着的新职员打破了暂时的安静。
The prosperity called by them is just a temporal phenomenon.
他们所谓的繁荣只是一个暂时的现象。

权威例句

Fly by Night
Fly by night
Fly by Night
"Fly-by-Night"Firms and the Market for Product Reviews
Secured Credit Cards Losing Fly-by-Night Image
‘Fly-by-night’ or here to stay?—The future for air express
FLY-BY-NIGHT BUILDERS IN HARBIN AND SHANGHAI
The Fly-by-Night Parrot
Winners, Losers and Fly-by-Nighters: Trade Policy with Risky Investment in Quality
Oh, These Fly-by-Night NRI Depositors
Fly-By-Night. Robert Siodmak (1942)
EARHART NAMESAKE'S JOURNEY NO FLY-BY-NIGHT AFFAIR
TWITTER AIMS TO TURN FLY-BY-NIGHTERS INTO USERS

同义词

unreliable twister irresponsible

f开头的单词