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shylock

/shahy-lok/US // ˈʃaɪ lɒk //UK // (ˈʃaɪˌlɒk) //

高利贷,放高利贷,放羊的人,高利贷者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
    • : a hard-hearted moneylender.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • How Shylock—how the old Jew with his inexorable pound of flesh-worship, creeps up in every section of human society!

  • The lesson of Shylock is not profound, but its mastery saves a world of trouble.

  • I'm putting up with a deal of ill-usage, and when I try to be happy with you, you won't drink, and you tell me about Shylock.

  • The vengeance of Baldassare is almost preternatural; it surpasses the wrath of Achilles and the malignity of Shylock.

  • The week in which during all the years of many and long ages benighted people sacrificed their Christs to Shylock gods.