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

• I thought it might be some gaffer sent by Government. '
  我还以为是政府派来的官员呢。
• My time at Old Trafford had been great so far and I'm ready for when the gaffer gives me my chance.
  我在老特拉福德的生活到现在为止都很好，如果老头子给我机会的话，我准备好了。
• The gaffer instigated big changes down in Kirkby last summer, with the likes of Frank McParland, Kenny Dalglish, Pep Segura and Rodolfo Borrell being drafted in.
  去年夏天科克比发生了重大变化，包括麦克帕兰德、达格利什、赛古拉以及博雷尔等人的加盟大大增加了青训学院的效率。
• The gaffer knows the people up here and he said that it was important that we came, performed well and show what Manchester United can be about.
  头儿知道这里的情况，所以我们应该来一趟向人们展示什么是曼联。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I spoke to the gaffer and he said'go and enjoy it, it will be a good experience for you '.
  我跟老板说了，他说让我‘去享受比赛，这将是你很好的经验’。
• "The key in this game is to remain calm, keep a cool head," the gaffer told his pre-match press conference.
  “这场比赛的关键就是保持冷静，保持冷静的头脑，”拉法在赛前的新闻发布会上说。
• "It could be an opportunity for him," said the gaffer." We will analyse him in training today and maybe he will have a chance. "
  “这可能是他的一个机会，”主教练说道，“今天我们将会分析他的训练情况，可能他会有机会上场。”