"scalper" in Chinese (Simplified)
黄牛党
Definition
Scalper是指大量购买门票或商品后,再以更高价格转卖的人,通常是违法或违规的。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Scalper”通常指非法或不道德倒卖票的人,也偶尔用于指短线交易者。在票务、演唱会等情境常见,含贬义。与“scalpel”(手术刀)不同,请勿混淆。
Examples
The scalper sold the tickets outside the stadium.
**黄牛党**在体育场外卖票。
A scalper tried to sell me a concert ticket for double the price.
有个**黄牛党**试图把演唱会门票卖给我,价格翻倍。
Police arrested the scalper for illegal ticket sales.
警察因非法售票逮捕了**黄牛党**。
It's almost impossible to get good seats unless you deal with a scalper these days.
现在除非跟**黄牛党**打交道,几乎买不到好座位。
I don't trust buying from a scalper—you never know if the tickets are real.
我不敢跟**黄牛党**买票——你永远不知道票是真是假。
Whenever there's a big game, scalpers show up trying to make a quick buck.
每逢大型比赛,总有**黄牛党**来赚快钱。