foreman
英 ['fɔːmən]
美['fɔrmən]
- n. 领班；陪审团主席
- n. (Foreman)人名；(英、西)福尔曼
词态变化
复数: foremen;
中文词源
foreman 工头，领班
fore-,在前。man, 人。引申义工头，领班。
英文词源
- foreman (n.)
- early 13c., "a leader," from fore- + man (n.). From 1530s as "principal juror;" 1570s in the sense of "principal workman." Similar formation in Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand. Also in 17c., a slang word for "penis." Fem. form forewoman is from 1709, originally of a jury; forelady is from 1867 in reference to juries, 1888 of shops, American English.
双语例句
- 1. The foreman here is in charge of twenty workmen.
- 这儿的领班负责20个工人.
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- 2. The foreman jumped on the workers for the slightest fault.
- 哪怕工人有一点点微小的过失,那个工头就责怪他们.
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- 3. The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.
- 工头监督着许多工人.
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- 4. The foreman distributes the work every morning.
- 工头每天早晨分派工作.
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- 5. The foreman ganged the men together.
- 工头把工人集合起来.
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