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单词 dick
释义

dick

noun

ˈdik How to pronounce dick (audio)
1
usually vulgar
a
: penis
b
: a mean, stupid, or annoying man
I'll bet I wasn't the only person in the room who felt like a dick nodding over the gravity of this crime. P. J. O'Rourke
2
[by shortening & alteration] : detective entry 2
Sam Spade not only became the model for later dicks but also provided Hollywood with the classic private-eye film. Charles Nicol
3
chiefly British, informal : fellow, chap
He's an odd dick, for sure.
4
slang : the least amount : anything at all
Today, I was thinking, it would win all kinds of prizes at the Whitney Museum, but back in Newark in 1949 nobody knew dick about what real art was … Philip Roth

Synonyms

  • detective
  • gumshoe
  • hawkshaw
  • investigator
  • operative
  • private detective
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • shamus [slang]
  • sherlock
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
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Example Sentences

a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him

Word History

Etymology

Dick, nickname for Richard

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Biographical Definition

Dick 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

ˈdik How to pronounce Dick (audio)
George Frederick 1881–1967 and Gladys Henry 1881–1963 American physicians

Dick

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

Philip K(indred) 1928–1982 American sci-fi writer

dick

noun

as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • detective
  • investigator
  • sherlock
  • hawkshaw
  • private eye
  • gumshoe
  • operative
  • shamus
  • private detective
  • private investigator
  • sleuth
  • sleuthhound
  • tail
  • tracer
  • tracker
  • fed
  • narc
  • plainclothesman
  • nark
  • shadow
  • G-man
  • Federal
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