单词 | the feds |
释义 | > as lemmasthe Feds a. U.S. A federal law-enforcement agent; esp. a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Esp. in the Feds. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [noun] > detective > American Fed1916 G-man1930 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > civil service > [noun] > civil servant > member(s) of U.S. federal agency uncle1849 Fed1916 1916 A. Stringer Door of Dread iv. 53 Seein' Kestner and yuh'd told me the Feds had ev'rything fixt, I give him the glassy eye. 1935 Lit. Digest 22 June 38 ‘G Men’ have also been called ‘feds’. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 47 Anyway, the Feds got the letter where I sent him $400. 1972 Village Voice 1 June 5/2 'What are you doing waving a gun around in a town like this?' was what he said to the fed. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 20 Jan. 26/3 The Feds went to great lengths to tell the media about these prosecutions. < as lemmas |
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