trick-or-treat

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Definitions

v.

To go door-to-door in costume on Halloween asking for candy.

(万圣节)挨家挨户讨糖果

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
trick-or-treatother
=trick-or-treat

Common Collocations

  • 1.go trick-or-treating出门讨糖
  • 2.trick-or-treat candy万圣节糖果
  • 3.[trick-or-treat bag]讨糖袋
  • 4.trick-or-treaters讨糖的孩子们

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The children dressed as ghosts and went trick-or-treating around the neighborhood.

  • 2.

    She bought several bags of candy in preparation for the trick-or-treaters.

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