| 单词 | on blues and twos |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also under) blues and twos 1. The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos.Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > warning light > flashing on roof roof light1958 turret-light1972 blues and twos1985 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > police car > siren or bell of police siren1923 gong1938 blues and twos1985 1985 Autocar 16 Jan. 29/1 The peak-time lights are working and traffic is heavy. A car horn sounds, brakes squeal. ‘Time for Blues-and-Twos'. 1985 Times 19 Nov. 14/7 They..came in with blues and twos going like crazy. 1998 Guardian 28 Sept. ii. 14/4 A Wiltshire Police training exercise designed to teach officers to drive to a sufficiently-high standard to have their ‘blues and twos’..on. 2002 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 25 Jan. 15 I get a lot of letters and phone calls from members asking how they should..react..to the presence of an emergency vehicle on ‘blues and twos’. 2010 N. Cross Captured 242 The paramedics raced him under blues and twos to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 12 Jan. 35 Kirsty..is lying in wait and gives chase in her cop car with the blues and twos blaring. < as lemmas |
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