sharpies

n.狡猾的人；单桅三角帆平底帆船

=sharpy.

Some sharpies took him to the cleaners. 一些骗子把他的钱骗光了。

Then Beijing's sovereign wealth fund got suckered by Wall Street sharpies. 北京主权财富基金被华尔街骗子吮吸。

Fairly or not, the Blackstone stake has since become the symbol in China of a naive bunch of foreigners getting hooped by Wall Street sharpies. 无论公平与否，黑石股份成了一群本土外国人被华尔街狡猾的商人套上紧箍咒的代表。