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单词 gumshoe
释义
gumshoegum‧shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countable] American English old-fashioned Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgumshoe
Origin:
1900-2000 gumshoe ‘rubber shoe’ (19-20 centuries); because detectives walk quietly
Examples
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  • But he makes the pulp gumshoe formula look like a comforting ritual only normal societies can perform.
  • Dennis Miller is a down-at-the-heels gumshoe.
  • With Petersen under lock and key, life for the gumshoes of the Office of Security returned to normal.
a detective
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