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  • 1

    n.dud (or rubber) cheque; bad check; bad/dishonoured cheque

    • tā yīn chéng duì kōng tóu zhī piào ér bèi kāi chú

      承兑空头支票开除

      He was fired for passing bad cheques.

    • tā kāi gěi wǒ yī zhāng kōng tóu zhī piào

      空头支票

      He bounced a check on me.

    • tā zài fèi chéng yīn dào chù kāi kōng tóu zhī piào bèi zhuā zhù

      费城到处空头支票抓住

      She got caught writing bad checks in Philadelphia.

  • 2

    n.metaempty promise; lip-service

    • tā zhè cì yòu gěi wǒ kāi le kōng tóu zhī piào

      空头支票

      His promises turned out to be empty again this time.

    • wǒ zhī dào tā jué bù huì kāi kōng tóu zhī piào de

      知道不会空头支票

      I know that he can't act on guess-work.

    • zhèng fǔ de mǒu xiē zhèng cè yǒu yī diǎn kōng tóu zhī piào de wèi dào

      政府某些政策一点空头支票味道

      There is an element of "jam tomorrow" about some of the government’s policies.