Footman
['fʊtmən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores.
錄入:温德尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
(n.) A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
(n.) Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner.
(n.) A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
(n.) A moth of the family Lithosidae; -- so called from its livery-like colors.
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同義詞及近義詞:
n. Runner, footboy, livery servant, man in waiting.
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例句/造句/用法:
- I happen to know that he paid seven hundred pounds to a footman for a note two lines in length, and that the ruin of a noble family was the result. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- My footman was at that instance setting off for my sister and Dr. Bain: and my good housekeeper was in tears. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- A footman opened the door, and a small, stout man in a shaggy astrakhan overcoat descended. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- I shawn't, said Trotter the footman; turn out yourself. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Why, it _is_ difficult, sir, I confess,' said the tall footman. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Instead of taking the footman, whose nose was human, and therefore useless in any emergency, I took the bloodhound with me. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The footman still lingered. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I hope we shall meet again, Sir,' said the powdered-headed footman, rubbing his hands, and following Sam out to the door-step. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The gentleman says it does not signify, was my footman's answer. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Having given that message, the fresh-coloured young footman surprised me by looking as if he would have liked to run away. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- And the hired footman came, with a silent step of cold servant-like disapprobation. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- The footman, who had a still bigger white favour on his lapel, wrapped May's white cloak about her, and Archer jumped into the brougham at her side. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Cook, kitchen-maid, housemaid, and footman, I read. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- This luxury his footman procured, together with a tankard of ale from a pothouse in the immediate vicinity of the theatre. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Birkin decided that he detested toasts, and footmen, and assemblies, and mankind altogether, in most of its aspects. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I was instantly aroused, and, with the two footmen, started off at once in search of the missing girl. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Altogether there are eight maids, the cook, the butler, two footmen, and a boy. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- He bites footmen's calves. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The dessert was not carried out till after nine and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee- cups. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- There would have been scant mercy for these draymen and footmen who had ridden down the King's gentlemen if the King came back. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- She took the law of every one of her tradesmen; and turned away forty-eight footmen in four year. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The chance to hush it is to let in these people now in a wrangle with your footmen. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The footman was to the Grosvenor Square footmen, what the house was to the Grosvenor Square houses. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Everything on the table was in silver too, and two footmen, with red hair and canary-coloured liveries, stood on either side of the sideboard. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Shall I continue to suffer thus for what his footmen, tradesmen and valet, enjoy freely every day? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Pulverous particles got into the dishes, and Society's meats had a seasoning of first-rate footmen. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I often see his footmen lounging at the back gate, and the Duke of Wellington's house is not far off. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Hitherto most of the main battle fighting in the world had been done by footmen in formation. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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