turnkey
- n. 狱吏;监狱的看守;总控钥匙;牙钥
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The turnkey fired the little pile, which blazed high and hot.
- 看守点燃了这堆东西, 火苗蹿得很高,也很热.
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- 2. You are a turnkey at the Conciergerie? "
- 你在附属监狱管牢房么? ”
来自英汉文学 - 双城记
- 3. During this melancholy pause , the turnkey read his newspaper with a waggish look.
- 在这个忧郁的停歇期间, 看守滑稽地阅读着报纸.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The contract's going to a British / Swedish joint venture, on a turnkey basis.
- 本合同将以交钥匙工程为基础,由一家英国/瑞典合资企业承包.
来自国际金融英语口语
- 5. They went out. The turnkey closed the door behind them.
- 他们走了出去, 狱卒在他们身后把门又锁上了.
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