单词
ringleader
英 ['r??li?d?]
美['r??lid?]
基本信息
- n. 罪魁祸首；元凶
词态变化
复数:?ringleaders;
中文词源
ringleader 罪魁，元凶
ring,马戏场，leader,领班，老板。字面意思即马戏场老板，比喻用法。
英文词源
- ringleader (n.)
- c. 1500, from Middle English phrase to lead the ring (mid-14c.), probably from a medieval metaphor from dancing. See ring (n.1) + lead (v.1).
双语例句
- 1. He spilled it that Bill was their ringleader.
- 他透露比尔是他们的主谋.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. To catch bandits , first catch the ringleader.
- 擒贼先擒王.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. 'He's the cook ; and the ringleader, too.'
- “ 他是船上的厨子, 也是那帮家伙的头目. ”
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
- 4. Here is the ringleader of the gang that trespassed on your grounds.
- 这就是侵犯你土地的那伙人的头子.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The ringleader was shot to death in a gun battle.
- 主犯在枪战中被击毙.
来自辞典例句
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