grey ghost

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

grey ghosts 复数 grey ghosts

别名

gray ghost

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.

    澳大利亚

    1998 July 18, Sydney Morning Herald, Grey ghosts turn a blind eye. The council's chairman, Mr Harold Scruby, is demanding an inquiry into the grey ghost "culture" after a survey raised concerns about the threat to pedestrians of vehicles which stop illegally on crossings and no-standing or no-stopping zones.

  2. 2.

    The bonefish species (Albula argentea, syn. Albula neoguinaica).

    澳大利亚

词源

* (parking inspector): Reputedly a reference to the grey uniforms once worn, the term remaining even though the uniforms have changed.

来源：wiktionary