音标:['gæfә] ;
n. 乡下老头, 老人, 领班, 照明工
n. an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
词型变化:名词复数形式 : gaffers
词性分布:
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gaffer的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Nobody out there but some old gaffer with a cane.外面没别的人,就只有一个拄着拐棍的乡下老头。
  2. That (old) gaffer going into the pub is 90 years old.走进酒店的那个老头子已经90岁了。
  3. The gaffer told us we're a good team.领队告诉我们说我们是支出色的球队。

经典引文

  • You have marred my ramble, Gaffer Glover.

    出自:Sir W. Scott
  • My good old gaffer, you're one of the old world.

    出自:J. H. Newman
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