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    narc

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Police, Drug culture
    narc1 /nɑːk $ nɑːrk/ noun [countable] American English informal  SCPMDDa police officer who deals with the problem of illegal drugs 缉毒警察
    Examples from the Corpus
    narc• About half way into it, narcs start busting people.    narc2 verb [intransitive + on] American English informal  to secretly tell the police about someone else’s criminal activities, especially activities involving illegal drugs 告密〔尤指向警方透露有关贩毒的情报〕Origin narc1 (1900-2000) narcotic agent narc2 (1800-1900) Romany nak “nose”
    narc1 nounnarc2 verbChinese
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    narc
    I
    narc1 /nɑːk $ nɑːrk/ noun [countable] American English informal
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: narcotic agent
    a police officer who deals with the problem of illegal drugs

    II
    narc2 verb [intransitive + on] American English informal
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Romany
     Origin: nak 'nose'
    to secretly tell the police about someone else’s criminal activities, especially activities involving illegal drugs


    narcBrE /nɑːk/ 🔊NAmE /nɑːrk/ 🔊 (also narco BrE /ˈnɑːkəʊ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈnɑːrkoʊ/ 🔊) noun (NAmE, informal) a police officer whose job is to stop people selling or using drugs illegally 缉毒警察