“high、roller”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

high-roller

释义

ˈhigh-roller U.S. slang.
[high a., ? roller n.¹ 15.]
One who spends extravagantly; one who gambles for high stakes.
1881Reinbeck (Iowa) Times 15 Sept. 1/6 California's Speculators who invest large sums are called ‘high rollers’.1903A. H. Lewis Boss xiv. 184 I'd like to learn how you moral an' social high rollers reconcile yourselves to things.1909‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xx. 340 There comes a party of these high-rollers that are always hunting up new places to eat in and poke fun at.1927K. Norris Barberry Bush vi. 156 ‘Say,’ said Link, slightly drawling the last word, ‘that girl is a high-roller, believe me. She's full of the Old Nick!’1968L. Black Outbreak ii. 20 He's a high roller... A big gambler.1972Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 2 July 19/5 The Hughes places had included some of the chief centres for the big-money gamblers, or ‘high-rollers’.

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