Pensioner
['penʃ(ə)nə] or ['pɛnʃənɚ]
解释:
(n.) One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a dependent.
(n.) One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
(n.) In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford.
手打:玛莎
例句:
- Mortimer, the gardener, who wheels the Bath chair, is an army pensioner--an old Crimean man of excellent character. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- It is not that I have seen my good Amy attentive, and--ha--condescending to my old pensioner--it is not _that_ that hurts me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- What a dear old pensioner you are! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- When he mentioned him, he spoke of him casually as his old pensioner. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- I am not in a position to express my feeling toward Mr. Casaubon: it would be at best a pensioner's eulogy. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- You are a charming old pensioner,' said Bella, 'and I am so happy that I wish I could make you happy, too. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Even the poor deer, our antlered proteges, were obliged to fall for the sake of worthier pensioners. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- The old grey managers, the old grey clerks, the doddering old pensioners, he looked at them, and removed them as so much lumber. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- The Elector Adolphus of Nassau invited him to enter his service as one of his gentlemen pensioners, and paid him a generous salary. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
编辑:莎蒂