redcoat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century). historical
    — The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread, / And out we troop to see: / A single redcoat turns his head, / He turns and looks at me.
  2. A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers.
    — The series ran from 1980 until 1988, and won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series in 1984. It was based on Perry’s experiences working as a Redcoat in Butlins.
  3. A fox. slang
    — Hurriedly he made his way around one end of the pond to the spot where he had first sighted the redcoat.
动词 v.
  1. To work as a redcoat (Butlin's entertainer). intransitive,rare

词形变化

redcoats plural red coat alternative red-coat alternative redcoats present,singular,third-person redcoating participle,present redcoated participle,past redcoated past red coat alternative red-coat alternative

词源

词源 1
Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat.
词源 2
Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat.
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