| 词汇 | gumshoe |
| 释义 | gumshoeWord family adverbgummilyadjectivegummygummiferousgummousnoungumboilgumshieldgumminessgumminggummositygumbootgumdropgumnutgumshoegum treegum gum·shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE old-fashioned INVESTIGATEa detective 侦探 Examples from the Corpus gumshoe• Dennis Miller is a down-at-the-heels gumshoe.• But he makes the pulp gumshoe formula look like a comforting ritual only normal societies can perform.• With Petersen under lock and key, life for the gumshoes of the Office of Security returned to normal. (1900-2000) gumshoe “rubber shoe” ((19-20 centuries)); because detectives walk quietly |
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