bootlegger是什么意思_bootlegger的中文翻译_用法_简单造句

英['buːtleɡə(r)]美['buːtleɡə(r)]

n. 造私酒者；走私者；走私贩

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词法

noun(名词)

走私贩;非法贩卖者;酿私酒者

双解例句

noun(名词)

走私贩;非法贩卖者;酿私酒者
His father was a bootlegger who bought liquor cheap in Nebraska and sold it at twice the price to Indians in South Dakota.
他的父亲是一名私酒贩子，在内布拉斯加州廉价购买酒类，然后以两倍的价格卖给南达科他州的印第安人。
The band has spoken out against merchandise bootleggers currently operating outside their gigs.
乐队公开反对目前在他们演出场地外面做生意的的商品走私者。

小知识

A bootlegger is someone who sells illegal goods. Today, bootleggers are most likely to sell pirated movies or music.

This word comes from bootleg and, in particular, the trick of hiding a flask inside a boot. Bootleggers smuggle illegal things, and sometimes legal goods too, in order to avoid paying taxes. During Prohibition in the U.S., bootleggers supplied speakeasies with alcohol. There are a number of other, less common words inspired by bootlegger: meatlegger was coined during World War II's meat rationing and booklegger refers to someone who imports banned books.