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brakeman

/breyk-muhn/US // ˈbreɪk mən //UK // (ˈbreɪkmən) //

刹车人,刹车员,刹车工,刹车手

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural brake·men.

    • : a railroad worker who assists the conductor in the operation of a train.
    • : brake.

Examples

  • "I was sent here by a brakeman on the midnight express," put in Bert.

  • As he began to104 get his things together, the brakeman came in.

  • The brakeman sat down opposite Albert, encouraged by his smile.

  • The brakeman turned with a sharp look which speedily softened as he saw an earnest appeal in the little man's face.

  • The brakeman and the locomotive engineer and the mechanical engineer and the sailor all have the same spirit.