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bootleg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++boot·leg1 /ˈbuːtleɡ/ adjective [only before noun]  1 SCLbootleg alcohol, software, or recordings are made and sold illegally 〔酒〕非法酿造和销售的;〔软件、影音制品〕非法制造并出售的,盗版的 bootleg tapes 盗版磁带2. American English bootleg jeans, trousers etc become wider at the end of each leg 〔牛仔裤、普通裤子等〕微喇叭的 SYN British English bootcut
Examples from the Corpus
bootlegLater the Colonel bought me a bottle of bootleg liquor from some gypsies.Later they bring the old man a gift, boxes of bootleg liquor.And bootleg sales were never substantial enough to hurt the regular sales of an artist, he says.Police seized 30,000 bootleg tapes in a raid last night in Brooklyn.
Related topics: Music
bootleg2 noun [countable]  SCLAPMan illegal recording of a music performance 盗版唱片[录音带]
Examples from the Corpus
bootlegBut we all make concessions to age and physical erosion, so Young remained fully clothed on his naked bootleg.
Related topics: Drink
bootleg3 verb (bootlegged, bootlegging) [intransitive, transitive]  SCLDFDto illegally make or sell alcohol, or to illegally make or sell copies of software or recordings 非法酿造[出售]〔酒〕;非法制作[销售]〔软件或影音制品〕bootlegger noun [countable]bootlegging noun [uncountable]
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Examples from the Corpus
bootlegPsion's approach is to turn out software as cheaply as possible, making it uneconomical to bootleg copies.
From Longman Business Dictionarybootlegboot‧leg /ˈbuːtleg/ adjective [only before a noun] made or sold illegally900 bootleg videos of pop concerts have been seized by trading standards officers.bootleg whisky
recordings made Business bootleg and are or Corpus alcohol, software,


bootleg
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bootleg1 /ˈbuːtleɡ/ adjective [only before noun]
1. bootleg alcohol, software, or recordings are made and sold illegally:
    bootleg tapes
2. American English bootleg JEANs, trousers etc become wider at the end of each leg
   SYN  bootcut British English

II
bootleg2 noun [countable]
an illegal recording of a music performance

III
bootleg3 verb (past tense and past participle bootlegged, present participle bootlegging) [intransitive and transitive]
to illegally make or sell alcohol, or to illegally make or sell copies of software or recordings
—bootlegger noun [countable]
—bootlegging noun [uncountable]


boot·legBrE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] made and sold illegally 非法制造贩卖的a bootleg CD (= for example, one recorded illegally at a concert) 一张非法录制的 CD   see also pirate noun (2) boot·leg nouna bootleg of the concert非法录制的音乐会唱片
boot·legBrE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bootleg BrE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bootlegs BrE /ˈbuːtleɡz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡz/ 🔊past simple bootlegged BrE /ˈbuːtleɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡd/ 🔊past participle bootlegged BrE /ˈbuːtleɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡd/ 🔊 -ing form bootlegging BrE /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make or sell goods, especially alcohol, illegally 非法生产或销售(商品,尤指酒) boot·leg·ger BrE /ˈbuːtleɡə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡər/ 🔊 noun boot·leg·ging BrE /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbuːtleɡɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]