nark
英 [nɑːk]
美 [nɑːrk]
- vi. 密告;作眼线
- n. 密探,告密者;警察的眼线
- vt. 密告;作线民
nark 警察的线人,密告来自梵语nakra,鼻子,词源同nares,nasal,nose.俚语义好打听的,警察的线人。
- nark
- 1859, "to act as a police informer" (v.); 1860, "police informer" (n.), probably from Romany nak "nose," from Hindi nak, from Sanskrit nakra, which probably is related to Sanskrit nasa "nose" (see nose (n.)). Sense and spelling tending to merge with etymologically unrelated narc (q.v.).
- 1. It's just a little Below the full nark. It'll take about a quart.
- 刚好略低于注满标记. 需要再加大约1夸脱.
- 2. Fred is a nark. He squealed.
- 弗雷德是警方的眼线,是他告的密.
- 3. A nark cant keep something in dark.
- 一个告密者是不会守秘密的.