Fleece



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.生羊皮, 羊毛
• ［英］ n.生羊皮, 羊毛 ( the wool covering a sheep; wool)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: flee ( 逃跑) +ce; fleece作动词意为欺诈, 骗取, 大概是因为披羊皮的狼的故事而来
• ［例］ They really fleeced us at the hotel.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English flees, from Old English flēos; akin to Middle High German vlius fleece and perhaps to Latin pluma feather, down
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (as a sheep)
  • b. the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing
• 2.
  • a. any of various soft or woolly coverings
  • b. a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing

II. transitive verb (fleeced; fleecing)

• Date: 1537
• 1.
  • a. to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion
  • b. to charge excessively for goods or services
• 2. to remove the fleece from ; shear
• 3. to dot or cover with fleecy masses

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