bucket shop
US /ˈbʌk.ɪt ˌʃɑːp/
UK /ˈbʌk.ɪt ˌʃɒp/
名詞
1.
廉價機票代售店
an establishment that sells cheap airline tickets, often at a discount
範例:
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I managed to find a very cheap flight to Bangkok at a bucket shop in London.
我在倫敦的一家廉價機票代售店找到了一張去曼谷的非常便宜的機票。
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Before the internet, travelers often visited a bucket shop to get the best deals.
在互聯網出現之前，旅行者經常光顧廉價機票代售店以獲取最優惠的價格。
2.
非法證券經紀行, 空盤對沖行
an illegal or unethical brokerage firm that gambles on stock prices without actually buying or selling the securities
範例:
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The firm was shut down after being exposed as a fraudulent bucket shop.
該公司在被揭露為一家欺詐性的非法證券經紀行後被關閉。
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In the early 20th century, many investors lost money in bucket shops.
在20世紀初，許多投資者在非法證券經紀行中損失了金錢。