"bootlegger" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 走私酒的人

Definition

Bootlegger 指非法制造、运输或销售酒类的人，尤其是在法律禁止酒精时期。这个词常用于美国禁酒时期的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用於歷史背景，尤其是美國禁酒時期。現代很少用這詞來指其他类型的走私者。'bootleg' 还能指非法复制品（如音乐/电影），但 'bootlegger' 主要指酒类。

Examples

The police arrested the bootlegger last night.

警方昨晚逮捕了一名**走私酒的人**。

The bootlegger hid the bottles under the floor.

**走私酒的人**把酒瓶藏在地板下面。

During Prohibition, many people became bootleggers.

禁酒时期，很多人成为**走私酒的人**。

Everyone in town knew who the bootlegger was, but nobody said a word.

镇上的每个人都知道谁是**走私酒的人**，但大家都不说话。

"My grandfather was a bootlegger back in the day," she whispered.

她低声说：“我祖父以前是**走私酒的人**”。

These days, the word bootlegger mostly makes people think of old movies.

现在，“**走私酒的人**”这个词让人想到老电影。