scalp tickets; deal in tickets illegally
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to scalp tickets; to buy and resell tickets (e.g., for trains, ships, events) for profit, often illegally
neutral指以营利为目的，非法购买后再高价转售票据的行为，通常发生在票务紧张时。这种行为在中国是违法的。
Huǒ火
chē车
zhàn站
fù附
jìn近
yǒu有
rén人
zhuān专
mén门
dǎo倒
piào票
。
There are people near the train station who specialize in scalping tickets.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
dǎo倒
mài卖
yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
mén门
piào票
bèi被
jǐng警
chá察
zhuā抓
le了
。
He was arrested by the police for scalping concert tickets.
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Jié节
jià假
rì日
qī期
jiān间
，
dǎo倒
piào票
xiàn现
xiàng象
huì会
gèng更
jiā加
yán严
zhòng重
。
Ticket scalping becomes more severe during holidays.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
yán严
lì厉
dǎ打
jī击
dǎo倒
piào票
de的
huáng黄
niú牛
。
The government is cracking down hard on ticket-scalping touts.
Zhè这
gè个
wǎng网
zhàn站
yán严
jìn禁
dǎo倒
piào票
xíng行
wéi为
。
This website strictly prohibits ticket scalping.