| 词组 | banker |
| 释义 | banker Ⅰ noun 1 a usurer, an illegal lender of money US, 1988. 2 a criminal who controls a stock of forged currency notes UK, 1966. 3 a person with a large sum of gambling money AUSTRALIA, 1979. 4 the operator of an illegal numbers racket or lottery US, 1959. 5 in a functionally compartmentalised illegal drug operation, the person who receives payment for drugs bought US, 1987. 6 a creek, river, etc, full to overflowing AUSTRALIA, 1848⇨ See: MERCHANT BANKER Ⅱ ⇨ merchant banker; merchant; banker noun a contemptible person. Rhyming slang for WANKER (a contemptible person), coined in response to YUPPIE (a young upwardly mobile professional), many of whom were merchant bankers, moving into the East End of London during the 1980s UK, 1992 a banker's dozenOne less than a dozen, i.e., 11. A play on "a baker's dozen" (13 rather than 12), it refers to lending in which interest is deducted at the time of the loan, therefore yielding less than what the loan actually stipulated. A soccer team has a banker's dozen players on the field at any given time. bankers' hoursA working day that is shorter than usual or acceptable, especially one that begins late and ends early. It refers to the traditional opening times for banks, which formerly opened at 10 AM and closed at 3 PM. With the boss out on vacation, some of us have been working bankers' hours for the past couple of weeks. banker's hoursA limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends). You won't be able to reach her on a Saturday—she keeps banker's hours. emptier than a banker's heartContaining nothing. Totally empty. We really need to go to the grocery store because our refrigerator is emptier than a banker's heart right now. colder than the shady side of a banker's heartVery cold. You better bundle up—it's colder than the shady side of a banker's heart today. banker's hoursFig. short work hours: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. When did you start keeping banker's hours? There aren't many bankers who keep banker's hours these days. emptier than a banker's heartRur. completely empty. My wallet was emptier than a banker's heart. His pockets were emptier than a banker's heart. keep banker's hoursFig. to work or be open for business for less than eight hours a day. The advertising agency keeps banker's hours. They are only open until four. James doesn't really work full-time. He keeps banker's hours. banker’s hours n. short work hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. When did you start keeping banker’s hours? |
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