turnkey
英 ['t??nki?]
美['t?nki]
- n. 獄吏；監(jiān)獄的看守；總控鑰匙；牙鑰
暢通詞匯
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The turnkey fired the little pile, which blazed high and hot.
- 看守點燃了這堆東西, 火苗躥得很高,也很熱.
來自英漢文學(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.
- 在這個憂郁的停歇期間, 看守滑稽地閱讀著報紙.
來自辭典例句
- 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/瑞典合資企業(yè)承包.
來自國際金融英語口語
- 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又鎖上了.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)