
好词典

源自罗马尼语(吉普赛语)的chiv或chive,意为'刀',19世纪进入英国俚语,后传入美国监狱黑话。
❶ 指一种自制或简易的刀具,通常由犯人秘密制作,用于攻击或自卫。常见于监狱环境中,常被隐藏携带。
“The inmate was caught with a shiv hidden in his mattress.”
(这名囚犯被发现在床垫下藏了一把自制刀具。)
“He fashioned a shiv out of a broken spoon.”
(他用一把断勺子制作了一把简易刀。)
❶ 用刀具刺伤或攻击某人,通常指使用自制或简易刀具进行的突然袭击。
“He was shivved in the yard during the riot.”
(在骚乱期间,他在院子里被人用刀刺伤。)
“The rival gang member tried to shiv him in the back.”
(敌对帮派成员试图从背后用刀刺他。)
make a shiv — 指在监狱或其他限制环境中,利用手边材料制作简易刀具的行为。
“Inmates often make shivs from smuggled metal pieces.”
(囚犯经常用走私的金属片制作刀具。)
shiv someone up — 俚语,指用刀具严重伤害某人,通常带有突然或隐秘的攻击意味。
“The gang leader ordered his men to shiv the informant up.”
(帮派头目命令手下用刀重伤告密者。)