chicane

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception. countable,uncountable
  2. The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. countable,uncountable
    — 1775, Edmund Burke, speech on conciliation with America In this character of the Americans, a love of freedom is the predominating feature which marks and distinguishes the whole; and as an ardent is always a jealous affection, your Colonies become suspicious, restive, and untractable whenever they see the least attempt to wrest from them by force, or shuffle from them by chicane, what they think the only advantage worth living for.
  3. The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. countable,uncountable
  4. A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve. countable,uncountable
    — On lap 23, Hamilton got a run on Leclerc into the second chicane after the two had overtaken Nico Hulkenberg's out-of-stop-sequence Renault down the main straight.
  5. A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To use chicanery, tricks, or subterfuge. intransitive
  2. To deceive. transitive

词形变化

chicanes plural chicanes present,singular,third-person chicaning participle,present chicaned participle,past chicaned past

词汇关系

衍生词
bus stop chicane double chicane mobile chicane moving chicane
相关词
chicanery

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
French chicanebor.
English chicane
Borrowed from French chicane.
词源 2
Etymology tree
French chicanebor.
English chicane
Borrowed from French chicane.
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