gaffer

英 [ˈɡæfə(r)]

美 [ˈɡæfər]

n.  (工厂的)工头，领班; (运动队等的)领队，负责人; (拍电影或电视节目的)照明电工

复数：gaffers　

BNC.27170 / COCA.30960

牛津词典

noun

• （工厂的）工头，领班；（运动队等的）领队，负责人
  a person who is in charge of a group of people, for example, workers in a factory, a sports team, etc.
• （拍电影或电视节目的）照明电工
  the person who is in charge of the electrical work and the lights when a film/movie or television programme is being made

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工头；领班
  People usegafferto refer to the person in charge of the workers at a place of work such as a factory.
  1. The gaffer said he'd been fined for not doing the contract on time.
     工头说他因为没有按时履行合同而被罚款。

英英释义

noun

• a person who exercises control over workers
  1. if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
  Synonym:foremanchiefhonchoboss
• an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
• an elderly man
  Synonym:old-timeroldtimerold geezerantique

双语例句

• The Holland international has been the subject of transfer speculation this summer but his focus has always remained on proving his worth to the new gaffer.
  人们一直推测荷兰人在今年夏天可能会转会离开，但是他一直致力于如何提高自己在老头子手下的价值。
• Lady Gaga, whose outfits have ranged from a raw meat dress to one of black gaffer tape, was in second place last year and topped the list in 2010.
  LadyGaga在2010年曾高居榜首，去年排名第二。她曾身着生肉装，还曾用黑胶带贴胸，造型夸张。
• "I always watched the little things the Gaffer did," he says.
  “我总是观察工头做的小事，”他说。
• The gaffer knows the people up here and he said that it was important that we came, performed well and show what Manchester United can be about.
  头儿知道这里的情况，所以我们应该来一趟向人们展示什么是曼联。
• I just can't see the gaffer leaving in the near future.
  我不能想象工头儿会退休。
• I thought it might be some gaffer sent by Government. '
  我还以为是政府派来的官员呢。
• Personally I'm delighted as I've been waiting for my chance to show the Gaffer that I am good enough.
  对我来说，我很兴奋等到这个机会上场想教练证明我足够棒。
• The warm-up device can reduce the temperature difference between the cloth and the molten film, so it improve the intensity of antis tripping, reduce the gaffer of the film.
  预热装置缩小了材料和熔融薄膜的温度差，保证了涂覆后抗剥离强度高，减轻涂覆后的皱褶。
• The gaffer said he'd been fined for not doing the contract on time.
  工头说他因为没有按时履行合同而被罚款。
• The Gaffer has been absolutely unbelievable.
  他是难以置信的。