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straphanger

/strap-hang-er/US // ˈstræpˌhæŋ ər //UK // (ˈstræpˌhæŋə) //

电报员,电车司机,电报机,电梯工

Related Words

passenger乘客,乘客的,乘客的情况driver驱动程序,驱动器,驱车,驾traveler旅行者,旅游者,游客,旅客cowboy牛仔,牛郎,绅士gaucho高加索,高加索人,牛仔,高科suburbanite郊区人,城郊人,郊区居民,城郊居民

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
    • : any user of such public transportation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inrider
Synonyms
driver驱动程序,驱动器,驱车,驾passenger乘客,乘客的,乘客的情况traveler旅行者,旅游者,游客,旅客cowboy牛仔,牛郎,绅士gaucho高加索,高加索人,牛仔,高科suburbanite郊区人,城郊人,郊区居民,城郊居民horseback rider骑马的人,骑马者,骑马人,骑手horseman/woman
as incommuter
Synonyms
driver驱动程序,驱动器,驱车,驾traveler旅行者,旅游者,游客,旅客suburbanite郊区人,城郊人,郊区居民,城郊居民city worker城市工人,城市工作者,城管人员,城管队员

Examples

  • Polite Straphanger (to lady who has been standing on his toes for a considerable time).

  • Straphanger (in first-class compartment, to first-class passenger).

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