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foreman

英 ['fɔːmən] 美 ['fɔrmən]

解释

n. 领班；陪审团主席
n. (Foreman)人名；(英、西)福尔曼

※ 提供单词"foreman"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. The foreman here is in charge of twenty workmen.: 这儿的领班负责20个工人.

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.

3. The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.: 工头监督着许多工人.

4. The foreman distributes the work every morning.: 工头每天早晨分派工作.

5. The foreman ganged the men together.: 工头把工人集合起来.