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patrolman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Police, Motor vehicles
pa·trol·man /pəˈtrəʊlmən $ -ˈtroʊl-/ noun (plural patrolmen /-mən/) [countable]  1. American EnglishSCP a police officer who regularly walks or drives around a particular area to try to prevent crime 巡警2. TTCsomeone employed by a car ownersassociation in Britain who goes to give help to drivers by the road 〔由英国车主协会雇用、给司机提供帮助的〕公路巡视员
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patrolmanWhen a patrolman struck a bystander ith a billy club, the crowd began throwing objects at the police.The honest policemen were distinguished by their rank, which was seldom above patrolman.She used to be a typist and is married to a car patrolman on shift work.The Watts riot in Los Angeles in August 1965 exploded when a highway patrolman stopped an apparently intoxicated black man for speeding.The two uniformed highway patrolmen stared at him with expressionless faces.A South Carolina jury refused to convict the patrolmen.
pa·trol·man nounChineseSyllable
who a around walks drives officer regularly Corpus police or a


patrolman
patrolman /pəˈtrəʊlmən $ -ˈtroʊl-/ noun (plural patrolmen /-mən/) [countable]
1. American English a police officer who regularly walks or drives around a particular area to try to prevent crime
2. someone employed by a car owners’ association in Britain who goes to give help to drivers by the road


pa·trol·man, BrE /ˈtrəʊlmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtroʊlmən/ 🔊 pa·trol·womanBrE /ˈtrəʊlwʊmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtroʊlwʊmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
pa·trol·men BrE /pəˈtrəʊlmən/ 🔊 NAmE /pəˈtroʊlmən/ 🔊
, pa·trol·women BrE /pəˈtrəʊlwɪmɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /pəˈtroʊlwɪmɪn/ 🔊
)
(in the US) a police officer who walks or drives around an area to make sure that there is no trouble or crime (美国的)巡警Patrolman Don Lilly巡警唐 · 利利(in Britain) an official of an association for car owners who goes to give help to drivers who have a problem with their cars (英国汽车协会帮助车主解决困难的)公路巡查员,巡视员

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