fly-by-night
美 英
n. 逃债者;无信誉者
adj. 不可信任的;暂时的
英英释义
Noun- a debtor who flees to avoid paying
Adjective- (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous;
"a shady operation"
- ephemeral;
"the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- Temporary silence was broken by a new clerk sitting in the corner.角落里坐着的新职员打破了暂时的安静。
- The prosperity called by them is just a temporal phenomenon.他们所谓的繁荣只是一个暂时的现象。