Bailie
[beili]
解释:
(n.) An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English alderman.
整理:劳拉
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Frustrate, counteract, {[eBtop]?}, disconcert, elude, mock, thwart, confound,defeat, perplex, restrain, upset, foil, mar, balk, neutralize, dodge,counterfoil
ANT:Point, aid, abet, enforce, promote, assist, advance, encourage
整理:威廉
解释:
n. a municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman: (obs.) a sheriff's officer; but cf. Scotch Wat′er-bail′ies constables employed to carry out the Tweed Fisheries Acts: (obs.) the chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county with functions like a sheriff's.
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例句:
- The bailie's house was in the Canongate, and my uncle was going to the other end of Leith Walk, rather better than a mile's journey. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The lassies were pretty and agreeable; the bailie's wife was one of the best creatures that ever lived; and my uncle was in thoroughly good cue. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
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