blues and twos

名词 n. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The flashing lights and loud siren of an emergency vehicle. Ireland,UK,informal,plural,plural-only
    — Five minutes later, Bella, efficient as ever, radioed him back with an address near Hove station, about ten minutes drive away, going soberly, or ninety seconds with the blues and twos on.
副词 adv.
  1. [of an emergency vehicle] with the blues and twos switched on Ireland,UK,informal,not-comparable
    — He glanced at his watch. “Blues and twos,” he said. “I want to get there before the train.” [...] They pulled out of the forecourt at the rear of the police office and drove straight across into Vauxhall Bridge Road, ignoring the one-way circuit, their siren and blue light carving a priority passage through the afternoon traffic.

词形变化

blues-and-twos alternative blues-and-twos alternative

词源

词源 1
Originally 1960s police slang, from the blue colour of the lights and the two-tone sound of the siren. Popularised by Blues and Twos, a documentary series broadcast on ITV from 1993.
词源 2
Originally 1960s police slang, from the blue colour of the lights and the two-tone sound of the siren. Popularised by Blues and Twos, a documentary series broadcast on ITV from 1993.
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