shill 英 [ʃɪl]   美 [ʃɪl]

shill

shill  英 [ʃɪl] 美 [ʃɪl]

n. 雇用骗子;诱饵  vt. 为…当雇用骗子  vi. 充当雇用骗子 

名词复数:shills 

Beck, it turns out, is a shill for Goldline International, a precious metals concern, that is paying Beck to help generate business into its coffers. 这是一家贵重金属公司,雇佣贝克为其拉生意。
With most online complaint boards open to almost anyone, users have grown conditioned to think that anyone singing a company's praises must be a paid shill. 由于大多数网上意见薄几乎向所有人开放,用户条件性的认为每一个表扬公司的人肯定是受雇的托儿。

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  • n. 雇用骗子;诱饵
  • vt. 为…当雇用骗子
  • vi. 充当雇用骗子
  • adj. 尖刻的(等于shrill)
  • 1. Beck, it turns out, is a shill for Goldline International, a precious metals concern, that is paying Beck to help generate business into its coffers.

    这是一家贵重金属公司,雇佣贝克为其拉生意。

  • 2. With most online complaint boards open to almost anyone, users have grown conditioned to think that anyone singing a company's praises must be a paid shill.

    由于大多数网上意见薄几乎向所有人开放,用户条件性的认为每一个表扬公司的人肯定是受雇的托儿。

  • 3. As a state senator and later as governor of Iowa, Mr. Vilsack promoted ethanol production and agricultural biotech, leading one consumer group to label him a “shill” for Monsanto.

    作为州议员及州长,他推广乙醇生产技术和农业生物技术,结果被消费者组织冠以孟山都内鬼的称号。

  • shill (n.) "one who acts as a decoy for a gambler, auctioneer, etc.," 1916, probably originally circus or carnival argot, probably a shortened form of shillaber (1913) with the same meaning, origin unknown. The verb is attested from 1914. Related: Shilled; shilling.
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