gazump
v[Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
(Brit infml derog 口, 贬) raise the price of property, esp a house, after accepting an offer from (a buyer) 抬价敲诈(尤指房产, 价格议定後再抬价)
We shan't be buying the house
we've been gazumped (by the owner). 我们不想买那所房子了, 卖主变卦要敲诈我们.
🗣️ 情景例句
Good morning, Susan.
早安, Susan。
In your dreams!
想得没喔!
He was so shocked by this lack of equality and fairness that he formed an organization leading the Indians' struggle for equal rights.