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traffic cop

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Police
ˈtraffic cop noun [countable] informal  1. SCPa police officer who stands in the road and directs traffic 〔在马路上指挥交通的〕交通警察2. a police officer who stops people who are driving in an illegal way 〔拦截违章驾驶者的〕交通巡警
Examples from the Corpus
traffic copAs the reader might expect, I had my hands full acting like a traffic cop.Silicon Valley also is playing a major role in policing the Internet jam, like a traffic cop in downtown San Francisco.
ˈtraffic cop nounChineseSyllable
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traffic cop
ˈtraffic cop noun [countable] informal
1. a police officer who stands in the road and directs traffic
2. a police officer who stops people who are driving in an illegal way