| 词组 | officer |
| 释义 | marine officer big gun n. an important and powerful person, such as an officer of a company. (Often with bring in, as in the example.)It went up to the big guns, who said no immediately.I knew they would bring in the big guns at the last minute. brass n. high-ranking military or civilian officers.We'll see what the brass has to say first.The brass said no to your promotion. brass hat n. a member of the brass.When are the brass hats going to start paying attention to the important things?A brass hat came up to me and asked me where I was going. chief n. the person in charge. (Also a term of address.)Okay, chief, where to?You got a couple of clams to pay the toll with, chief? in n. someone in a special position; someone who is serving in an elective office.Well, now that I am an in, there's going to be some changes.When Ralph is one of the ins, he'll throw the crooks out. lame duck mod. having to do with someone in the last period of a term in an elective office.You don't expect much from a lame duck president.Lame duck congresses tend to do things they wouldn't dare do otherwise. prexy n. a president.The prexy broke the tied vote.This year's prexy will retire in March. veep n. a vice president.The veep is going to preside today.Now we have to elect a veep. Any nominations? Officer FriendlyA police officer who is perceived as non-threatening due to his calm and amiable demeanor. Dale, I know you think aggression is the best way to get information, but you'd be surprised how easy it is to get people to talk to you when you're Officer Friendly. Stop yelling at me! I want Officer Friendly to do my interrogation! dead marineslang An empty bottle from an alcoholic beverage. (Potentially considered objectionable.) The yard was littered with dead marines the morning after the wild party. He looked up just in time to see a dead marine being swung at his face. repo officerslang A person whose job entails repossessing property from people who have fallen into debt. I worked for a time as a repo officer for a department store. You wouldn't believe the amount of crap people would buy on credit when they had no realistic way of paying it back. I was forced to live out of my car for a few months, until the repo officer eventually came and repossessed that, too. dead marineverbSee dead soldier marine (recruit)and marine officer n. an empty beer or liquor bottle. (see also dead soldier, dead marine. These expressions are probably meant as derogatory to either marines or officer.) Every now and then the gentle muttering of the customers was accented by the breaking of a marine as it hit the floor. There’s a marine officer laying in the fireplace. marine officerverbSee marine recruit |
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