每日一詞：敲竹杠

“敲竹杠”是一個漢語俗語，字面意思是“beat the bamboo stick”，用來比喻利用他人的弱點或錯誤敲詐勒索(fleece，take advantage of somebody's being in a weak position to overcharge him)。也可以指借機抬高價格，漫天要價(blatant overcharging)。

例句：

他們大敲游客的竹杠。

They really soaked the tourists.

這簡直是敲竹杠。

This is absolutely daylight robbery.

這筆生意聽起來好像有點像敲竹杠，我不想做這筆買賣。

This sale sounds like sharp practice to me and I want nothing to do with it.