“point、duty”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

point-duty

释义

ˈpoint-duty
The duty of a police constable stationed at a particular point in a thoroughfare, to regulate the traffic, etc. Also attrib.
1888Pall Mall G. 11 Oct. 3/2 A policeman was standing on point duty at the corner of the street, within twenty yards, without..perceiving him.1894Times 16 Apr. 6/5 No one happened to be near except a constable on point duty.1901Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 4/3 The policeman on point duty had signalled to the traffic going west to stop.1908Daily Chron. 30 June 1/3 A point-duty constable..was knocked down..by a taxi-cab.1967N. Lucas C.I.D. vi. 72 Ignoring a point-duty policeman's signal to stop.1974Drive Autumn 62/2 These days, alas, only small boys want to be point-duty policemen!

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