turnkey
- n. 獄吏;監(jiān)獄的看守;總控鑰匙;牙鑰
英文詞源
- turnkey (adj.)
- 1650s, "jailer," from turn (v.) + key (n.). In reference to a job that only has to be done only once, it is recorded from 1934. The notion probably is of something that can be accomplished with a single turn of a key.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The turnkey fired the little pile, which blazed high and hot.
- 看守點(diǎn)燃了這堆東西, 火苗躥得很高,也很熱.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 雙城記
- 2. You are a turnkey at the Conciergerie? "
- 你在附屬監(jiān)獄管牢房么? ”
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 雙城記
- 3. During this melancholy pause , the turnkey read his newspaper with a waggish look.
- 在這個(gè)憂(yōu)郁的停歇期間, 看守滑稽地閱讀著報(bào)紙.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. The contract's going to a British / Swedish joint venture, on a turnkey basis.
- 本合同將以交鑰匙工程為基礎(chǔ),由一家英國(guó)/瑞典合資企業(yè)承包.
來(lái)自國(guó)際金融英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)
- 5. They went out. The turnkey closed the door behind them.
- 他們走了出去, 獄卒在他們身后把門(mén)又鎖上了.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)