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单词 pointsman
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pointsman /'pɔintsmən/

英汉-汉英词典
n. 交通警察
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pointsman n. 交通警察;转辙员
原声例句
家庭与世界(上)

Some people are so like eternal pointsmen lying in wait by the line, to shunt one's train of thought from one rail to another.

有些人就像永远守候在线路旁的指挥官,将一个人的思路从一条轨道转移到另一条轨道。

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Switchman

A cropped 1943 Jack Delano photograph of a switchman throwing a switch at Chicago and North Western Railway's Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, United States

A switchman (North America) or pointsman (British Isles) is a rail transport worker whose original job was to operate various railway switches or points on a railroad. It also refers to a person who assists in moving cars in a railway yard or terminal or one who operates the switches of mine tracks in a coal mine.

近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
traffic cop

联想词
railway铁路;
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