gaffer

英 [ˈɡæfə(r)]

美 [ˈɡæfər]

n.  (工厂的)工头，领班; (运动队等的)领队，负责人; (拍电影或电视节目的)照明电工

复数：gaffers　

BNC.27170 / COCA.30960

牛津词典

noun

• （工厂的）工头，领班；（运动队等的）领队，负责人
  a person who is in charge of a group of people, for example, workers in a factory, a sports team, etc.
• （拍电影或电视节目的）照明电工
  the person who is in charge of the electrical work and the lights when a film/movie or television programme is being made

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工头；领班
  People usegafferto refer to the person in charge of the workers at a place of work such as a factory.
  1. The gaffer said he'd been fined for not doing the contract on time.
     工头说他因为没有按时履行合同而被罚款。

英英释义

noun

• a person who exercises control over workers
  1. if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
  Synonym:foremanchiefhonchoboss
• an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set
• an elderly man
  Synonym:old-timeroldtimerold geezerantique

双语例句

• Lady Gaga, whose outfits have ranged from a raw meat dress to one of black gaffer tape, was in second place last year and topped the list in 2010.
  LadyGaga在2010年曾高居榜首，去年排名第二。她曾身着生肉装，还曾用黑胶带贴胸，造型夸张。
• I think the gaffer really likes him, he's very talented and he'll obviously be delighted to have come on, even if it was for just a couple of minutes and he didn't touch the ball.
  我觉得老板真的很喜欢他，他很有天赋，显然也很高兴能得到出场机会。虽然没多少时间，他也没碰到球。
• Your gaffer, does he want anything special?
  你的主人，想玩什么特别的吗？
• The warm-up device can reduce the temperature difference between the cloth and the molten film, so it improve the intensity of antis tripping, reduce the gaffer of the film.
  预热装置缩小了材料和熔融薄膜的温度差，保证了涂覆后抗剥离强度高，减轻涂覆后的皱褶。
• The gaffer believes his No.20 is approaching top form and is reluctant to let him go during the crucial festive period.
  教练相信他的20号球员可以达到最佳状态，同时也不情愿马斯切拉诺在圣诞这样一个重要的节日里离开球队。
• The conversations I've had with the gaffer in the last couple of weeks, he says he thinks it's the right step for me in a management career and that was the go ahead for me.
  我最近几周跟老板谈过，他说他决定我回去当经理是个正确的觉得。是对我职业生涯的促进。
• Anyway, I was standing at the bar and this old gaffer comes up to me and asks me to buy him a drink.
  总之，我站在吧台前，这老头子朝我走过来，叫我给他买杯酒。
• The gaffer said he'd been fined for not doing the contract on time.
  工头说他因为没有按时履行合同而被罚款。
• That gaffer going into the pub is90 years old.
  走进酒店的那个老头子已经90岁了。
• In the movie world, where there is glitz and glamour, Walton is a gaffer.
  电影的世界总是充满着名利与诱惑，沃顿只是个局外者。