bootleg

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈbutˌlɛɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.
    — Holonyms: upper < boot
  2. An illegally produced, transported, or sold product.
    — He thinks he can cross this border with bootleg and get away with it. I doubt he's right. Maybe years ago, but not nowadays.
  3. An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.
    — Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.
  4. A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
  5. A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.
动词 v.
  1. To engage in bootlegging. ambitransitive
    — Only certain dishes are allowed—-not fish and lobster, reserved to the state restaurants—-and those paladares that break the rules operate like speakeasies in the time of Prohibition, the fish-bootlegging owners keeping a nervous eye out for informers.
  2. To engage in bootlegging.; To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor. US,ambitransitive
    — In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.
  3. To engage in bootlegging.; To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product. ambitransitive
    — In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.
  4. To engage in bootlegging.; To operate a mine illicitly. US,ambitransitive
    — In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.
形容词 adj.
  1. Illegally produced, transported, or sold. not-comparable
    — Near-synonym: pirated
  2. Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit. not-comparable
    — bootleg coffee

词形变化

bootlegs present,singular,third-person bootlegging participle,present bootlegged participle,past bootlegged past bootlegs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bootlegger bootleggery bootlegging bootleg ground
相关词
bathtub gin doghole moonshine

词源

词源 1
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
词源 2
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
词源 3
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
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