gaffer

FREQ #29691

n. 乡下老头, 老人, 领班, 照明工

发音

US /ɡæfɚ/
其它
UK /ɡæfə/

词形变化

gaffers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

    媒体
  2. 2.

    A glassblower.

  3. 3.

    Someone aboard a boat whose duty is to gaff a (large) fish once the angler has reeled it in.

  4. 1.

    An old person, usually a man.

    非正式
  5. 2.

    The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican.

    英国 非正式
  6. 3.

    A sailor.

  7. 4.

    The baby in the house.

    加拿大

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

boss chief foreman antique old-timer honcho

上位词 6

supervisor electrician oldman methuselah graybeard greybeard

下位词 3

baas ganger straw boss

相关短语

gaffer tape 电工胶布；厚胶布 gaffer tapes gaffer grip gaffer grips

词源

From gaff (“hook”) + -er. * (cinema): The natural lighting on early film sets was adjusted by opening and closing flaps in the tent cloths, called gaff cloths or gaff flaps. * (glass)

来源：wiktionary