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pointsman

/points-muhn/US // ˈpɔɪnts mən //UK // (ˈpɔɪntsˌmæn, -mən) //

指挥员,扳道员,指挥官,扳道工

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural points·men.British.

    • : a railway switchman.
    • : a police officer who directs traffic, as at an intersection.

Examples

  • The scenery of the Pointsman is sufficiently ingenious to satisfy the cravings for sensation of a typical British audience.

  • The Pointsman is likely to remain on the line of the Olympic bills for many a week to come.

  • The company says--he is--and the public says--he is; but I'm--a pointsman--and I know--better.

  • A pointsman's back straightened itself upright suddenly against a tramway standard by Mr Bloom's window.

  • In the meantime the pointsman had fled on foot to the next station, and telegraphed the startling news from there to Quetta.

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