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barfly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bar·fly /ˈbɑːflaɪ $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun (plural barflies) [countable] American English informal  DFDsomeone who spends a lot of time in bars 泡酒吧的人,酒吧常客
Examples from the Corpus
barflyThe cops in the bar were trying desperately to pass as barflies.If at second glance you deem him a dud, you can slip back into anonymity and leave him to the barflies.
bar·fly nounChineseSyllable
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barfly
barfly /ˈbɑːflaɪ $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun (plural barflies) [countable] American English informal
someone who spends a lot of time in bars


bar·flyBrE /ˈbɑːflaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːrflaɪ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
bar·flies
)
(informal)
a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars 吧虫;酒吧常客