Fruit machine
含义: A gambling slot machine found in pubs.
Fruit machines (British) or pokies (Australian) are the gambling machines in pubs with spinning reels showing fruits. They're more regulated in the UK than American slots. A 'fruity' is slang for the machine. Many pubs have them, though they're controversial.
例句
- Lost a tenner on the fruit machine. 在水果机上输了十镑Perdí diez libras en la tragaperrasフルーツマシンで10ポンド負けた슬롯머신에서 10파운드 날렸어.
- He's always on the fruity. 他总是在玩水果机Siempre está en la tragaperras彼はいつもフルーツマシンをやっている그는 항상 슬롯머신만 하고 있어.
- That fruit machine never pays out. 那台水果机从来不出奖Esa tragaperras nunca pagaあのフルーツマシンは絶対に当たらない저 슬롯머신은 절대 안 터져.
发音
/fruːt məˈʃiːn/
用法指南
语境: pub, gambling, games
语气: casual, sometimes derogatory
✓ 正确说法
- Fruit machine水果机Tragaperrasフルーツマシン슬롯머신
- Fruity水果机Tragaperrasフルーティー슬롯머신
- The fruities水果机Las tragaperrasフルーティーズ슬롯머신들
常见错误
- Americans say 'slot machine'
- 'Fruity' is the slang shortening
起源与历史
Named for the fruit symbols (cherries, lemons, oranges) that appeared on early machines from the 1900s. British fruit machines have lower payouts and different regulations than American slots. They're a fixture in British pubs.
词源: From fruit symbols on the reels
最早记录: Early 20th century
文化背景
Era: Early 20th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British pub culture
Regional notes: British term. Pokies in Australia.
变体
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