| 单词 | narc |
| 释义 | narc (once / 107449 pages) n A police detective who enforces drug laws is called a narc. Narcs often work in airports with dogs specially trained to smell various illegal drugs. The word narc is slang shorthand for "narcotics agent," a federal agent or police officer who specializes in laws dealing with illegal drugs. Narc is sometimes also used to mean "police informant," someone who secretly gives inside information to the police, informing on others who are engaging in illegal activity. This second meaning is more often spelled "nark." WORD FAMILYnarc: narcs USAGE EXAMPLESThat’s when he was nabbed by the doping narcs, who allegedly made him submit a sample and also sign papers that he was the athlete. Los Angeles Times(Aug 12, 2016) The narcs at the DEA still override science. New York Times(Aug 01, 2016) My fear of the drug dealers, my fear of the drug, their fear of the narcs, one another, of not having a fix. The New Yorker(Jul 28, 2016) n a lawman concerned with narcotics violations Syn|Hyper narcotics agent, nark law officer, lawman, peace officer an officer of the law |
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