shylock
/shahy-lok/US // ˈʃaɪ lɒk //UK // (ˈʃaɪˌlɒk) //
高利贷,放高利贷,放羊的人,高利贷者
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- : a hard-hearted moneylender.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to lend money at extortionate rates of interest.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inharpy
as inlender
Examples
How Shylock—how the old Jew with his inexorable pound of flesh-worship, creeps up in every section of human society!
The lesson of Shylock is not profound, but its mastery saves a world of trouble.
I'm putting up with a deal of ill-usage, and when I try to be happy with you, you won't drink, and you tell me about Shylock.
The vengeance of Baldassare is almost preternatural; it surpasses the wrath of Achilles and the malignity of Shylock.
The week in which during all the years of many and long ages benighted people sacrificed their Christs to Shylock gods.
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