charger

名词 n.
/ˈtʃɑːdʒə/    /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A device that charges or recharges.
    — Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.
  2. One who charges.
    — With the first volley Waziri fell. The speed of the chargers slackened. Another volley brought down a half dozen more.
  3. A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. historical
    — The knight rode a white charger.
  4. A large platter.
    — And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
  5. A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal.
    — The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving.
  6. A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
  7. A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
    — "See this? This is a charger. It's used by convicts to hide money and drugs. They stick it in their body, they tuck it up their rectum."
  8. Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).
    — Miller had a new executive officer, a real charger, as they're known in the trade, who was looking into all aspects of the operation up there.

词形变化

chargers plural

词源

From Middle English chargere, equivalent to charge + -er.
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