chicane
chicane — 名詞
- chicanesingular
- chicanesplural
1. A tight S-shaped bend or a line of barriers placed across a racing track or publ
減速彎
賽道上迫使車輛減速的S形連續彎道
A tight S-shaped bend or a line of barriers placed across a racing track or public road, put there to force vehicles to reduce speed before a hazard.
Nicholas braked hard as he approached the tight chicane on the final lap.
Nicholas 在最後一圈接近那個狹窄減速彎時猛踩煞車。
collocation: tight chicane
The chicane at turn seven caught several drivers off guard during qualifying.
第七彎的減速彎在排位賽中讓好幾位車手措手不及。
Joon lost control going through the chicane and slid into the barrier.
Joon 在通過減速彎時失控，滑向了護欄。
The village council added a chicane on the main road near the primary school.
村委會在小學附近的主要道路上增設了一個減速彎。
After the long straight, drivers slow sharply for the narrow chicane just ahead.
漫長的直道之後，車手們為前方狹窄的減速彎急劇減速。
用法筆記
Only used for physical road or track features, never for deception. Appears most often in motorsport reporting and commentary.
常見錯誤
2. The use of clever but dishonest schemes to cheat people, especially to get money
詭計
用狡猾手段欺騙他人以獲取利益
The use of clever but dishonest schemes to cheat people, especially to get money or an unfair advantage from them.
The lawyer was notorious for using legal chicane to drag out the case for years.
那名律師以利用法律詭計把案件拖延數年而惡名昭彰。
collocation: legal chicane
Hassan lost his savings to a fraudster who relied on elaborate financial chicane.
Hassan 的積蓄被一個依靠精密金融詭計的騙子騙走了。
collocation: financial chicane
The contract hid dozens of unfair terms — pure chicane aimed at trapping new customers.
合約中隱藏了數十條不公平條款——純粹是為了坑害新客戶的詭計。
By skilful chicane, the saleswoman convinced Anong to pay double the real market price.
那名女銷售員以巧妙的詭計說服 Anong 支付了市場實價的兩倍。
Kasia uncovered years of political chicane while reviewing the old government records.
Kasia 在審查舊政府檔案時揭發了多年來的政治詭計。
- chicanery
formal, near-identical meaning; more common in modern English usage
- trickery
less formal and broader; can cover anything from pranks to financial scams
- deception
the most general term — any act of misleading, not necessarily for personal gain
- subterfuge
formal, emphasises indirect or evasive methods rather than clever manipulation
用法筆記
Formal and somewhat dated. Often replaced by 'chicanery' in modern English. Distinguish from sense 1 (SHARP DOUBLE BEND), which refers to a physical racetrack feature.
常見錯誤
chicane — 動詞
- chicanepresent simple I / you / we / they
- chicanes3rd person singular
- chicaning-ing form
- chicanedpast simple
1. To gain an advantage over someone or beat them by using lies and dishonest trick
詐騙
以欺騙手段擊敗他人或奪取錢財
To gain an advantage over someone or beat them by using lies and dishonest tricks.
The broker chicaned elderly clients out of their pension money with fake schemes.
那名經紀人用虛假方案詐騙年長客戶的退休金。
chicane + someone + out of + something
Tanvi discovered her partner had chicaned her into signing away half the company.
Tanvi 發現合夥人詐騙她簽字放棄了公司一半的股份。
chicane + someone + into + doing something
Omar chicaned his way into the top job by spreading cruel rumours about his rival.
Omar 透過散布關於競爭對手的惡毒謠言，詐取到了最高職位。
The official was caught chicaning the committee into handing over the biggest contract.
該官員被當場抓到詐騙委員會交出最大的合約。
The family firm chicaned the system for years before the auditors finally uncovered the fraud.
那家家族公司在稅務稽查員最終揭發詐欺之前，已詐騙體制多年。
- swindle
focuses specifically on taking money or property through deception
- defraud
legal and formal register; used mainly in financial crime contexts
- deceive
broader term — covers all acts of making someone believe something untrue
- trick
less formal; can refer to harmless pranks as well as serious cheating
文法句型
chicane + someone + into + doing something
chicane + someone + out of + something
chicane + one's way + into + something
用法筆記
Typically transitive with a person or institution as the object. The object is the victim, not the thing obtained. Common in financial and legal contexts.