gumshoe
US /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/
UK /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/
名詞
1.
偵探, 私家偵探
a detective, especially a private one
範例:
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The old gumshoe spent years tracking down cold cases.
那位老偵探花了數年時間追查懸案。
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She hired a gumshoe to find her missing cat.
她雇了一名偵探來尋找她失蹤的貓。
2.
膠鞋, 套鞋
a rubber overshoe or boot
範例:
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He put on his gumshoes before stepping out into the rain.
他穿上他的膠鞋才出門淋雨。
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The children splashed through puddles in their colorful gumshoes.
孩子們穿著五顏六色的膠鞋在水坑裡嬉戲。