释义 |
bobbybob‧by /ˈbɒbi $ ˈbɑːbi/ noun (plural bobbies) [countable] British English informal old-fashioned bobbyOrigin: 1800-1900 Bobby, form of the male name Robert, from Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), who reorganized the London police force - Dave, the bobby, was just the opposite.
- He called for more bobbies on the beat, an end to court delays and reform of prisons.
- He says taking bobbies out of villages lead to more crime.
- Ian Westwood, head of the federation's Manchester branch, blamed the demise of the traditional bobby on the beat.
- Now that they were a block from church she pulled off the kerchief and slipped the bobby pins from her hair.
- Ranging from advice on digging a pond, the importance of the village bobby to controversial political and conservation issues.
- Then I had to make my mind up - you or those bloody bobbies.
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