英语词汇“red tab”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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red tab

red tab n. a tab or gorget patch of a red colour, esp. worn by a senior or staff officer in the British Army; (Army slang) such an officer; cf. tab n.¹ 2d.

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1899 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 346/2 Soon after the red tabs of a Staff-officer or two appeared.

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 154 Red tabs, red gorget patches, worn by Colonels and above. ‘Red tab’ was sometimes used for an officer who wore them.

1977 D. James Spy at Evening vii. 51 He had red tabs on his collar. He had authority even over my father.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Aug. 22/2 An incompetent high command of chateau-dwelling cavalry generals poorly served by detached, lazy and incompetent ‘red tabs’.

extracted from redadj.n.adv.

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单词	red tab
释义	> as lemmas red tab red tab n. a tab or gorget patch of a red colour, esp. worn by a senior or staff officer in the British Army; (Army slang) such an officer; cf. tab n.¹ 2d. ΚΠ 1899 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 346/2 Soon after the red tabs of a Staff-officer or two appeared. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 154 Red tabs, red gorget patches, worn by Colonels and above. ‘Red tab’ was sometimes used for an officer who wore them. 1977 D. James Spy at Evening vii. 51 He had red tabs on his collar. He had authority even over my father. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 Aug. 22/2 An incompetent high command of chateau-dwelling cavalry generals poorly served by detached, lazy and incompetent ‘red tabs’. extracted from redadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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