chicane

chicane
[ʃɪˈkeɪn]
noun
  1. a sharp double bend created to form an obstacle on a motor-racing track or a road
    (赛车车道上)双急弯道
  2. (dated)(in card games) a hand without cards of one particular suit; a void
    (旧)(牌戏)缺一种花色的一手牌;发出缺门的一副牌
  3. [mass noun](archaic)chicanery
    (古)诡计;诈骗
verb
  1. [no obj.](archaic)employ trickery or chicanery
    (古)施诡计;诈骗
    ■[with obj.]deceive or trick (someone)
    欺骗(某人),哄骗(某人)
语源
  1. late 17th cent. (in the senses 'chicanery' and 'use chicanery'): from French chicane (noun), chicaner (verb) 'quibble', of unknown origin
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