| 释义 |
gangbusters BrE /ˈgæŋbʌstəz/
NAmE /-ərz/
●like ˈgangbusters (NAmE, informal) with a lot of energy and enthusiasm 充满活力地；热情洋溢地◆At the time, we were spending money like gangbusters.
那时，我们大把大把地花钱。 ORIGIN A gangbuster was a type of police officer in the US who used to find and arrest criminal gangs (= organized groups). The name comes from a radio programme from the 1930s describing FBI (= Federal Bureau of Investigation) cases. * gangbuster 原指美国专门负责侦缉犯罪集团的警察。这个名称源于 20 世纪 30 年代一档讲述美国联邦调查局探案的广播节目。 |