| 词汇 | batman |
| 释义 | batman noun[ C ] uk /ˈbæt.mən/ us /ˈbæt.mən/plural-menuk /ˈbæt.mən/ us /ˈbæt.mən/ the personal servant of an officer, especially in the British armed forces（尤指英国军官的）勤务兵 Soldiers & people who fight in wars anti-guerrilla Anzac berserker cavalryman citizen soldier comrade ex-serviceman foot soldier grenadier irregular paramilitary raider recruit scout shogun skirmisher soldier of fortune unsoldierly vassal war party Meanwhile he is whistling, and his batman is making sparks fly out of the buttons, which he cleans with glass-paper and gun-cotton just outside the door. So I told my batman to get hot water brought there in the mornings. Then, as time went on, I was able to get a man to take over the duties of a batman, and I finally obtained a chauffeur to run my side-car. There I was met by the General's grand old batman. You should have seen me this morning, sitting on the gun-seat while my batman cut my hair. Examples of batmanbatman This is a case where an officer made a private arrangement with his batman to have his private car washed periodically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some officers even used to give their pay to their batmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If batmen can be made available without difficulty to married officers in quarters we shall certainly do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard the other day that some officers have only a quarter of a batman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that a junior officer with the rank of captain is entitled to a batman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Batmen with fighting troops are fully armed and trained soldiers and are available for ordinary duties in the ranks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of officers to whom a batman is allotted could not be obtained without calling for a special return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the latter, men of high medical categories who are employed as batmen are being replaced by others. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The duties are similar to those carried out by batmen in an officers' mess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need batmen for various essential duties in messes, and to provide personal service for officers, particularly in looking after their kit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The batman would have a cottage in the country, look after the colonel's horse, and he was there for life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For eight months he had been a batman in an officer's home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Batmen are not provided on an hourly basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason is that we have not sufficient batmen to go round, so we use them in the most appropriate fashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The monetary value of a batman's assistance would therefore vary, but it would be small. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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