stag

stag
noun
  1. a male deer, especially a male red deer after its fifth year
    雄鹿;成年牡鹿(尤指五岁以上的牡赤鹿)
    ■a turkeycock over one year old
    (一年以上的)雄火鸡
    ■[usu. as modifier]a social gathering attended by men only
    只限男子参加的社交聚会
    a stag event.
    一个男子社交聚会。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)a person who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a partner
    (主北美)不带异性同伴参加聚会者
  2. (Stock Exchange, Brit.)a person who applies for shares in a new issue with a view to selling at once for a profit
    (股票,英)认购新股后即转手出售以图谋利者;打新股的人
adverb
  1. (chiefly N. Amer.)without a partner at a social gathering
    (主北美)(社交聚会上)无异性陪伴地
    a lot of boys went stag.
    很多男孩子不带女伴去参加聚会。
(stagged, stagging)
[with obj.]
  1. (Stock Exchange, Brit.)buy (shares in a new issue) and sell them at once for a profit
    (股票 英)认购(新股)后即转手出售
  2. (N. Amer. informal)roughly cut (a garment, especially a pair of trousers) to make it shorter
    (北美,非正式)截短(衣服,尤指长裤)
    [as adj. stagged]stagged jeans.
    截短了的牛仔裤。
语源
  1. Middle English (as a noun): related to Old Norse steggr 'male bird', Icelandic steggi 'tomcat'
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