| 词汇 | wrangler |
| 释义 | wrangler noun[ C ] uk /ˈræŋ.ɡlər/ us /ˈræŋ.ɡlɚ/ wranglernoun[C] (CARES FOR ANIMALS)mainly US someone who controls and looks after animals, especially horses or cows on a ranch(= a large farm in North or South America): 牧人，牧工 I'm working as a horse wrangler - I've been riding all my life. The kids can watch actual wranglers at work at a ranch just south of the campground. He worked as a tourist guide and crocodile wrangler. To help deal with the problem of the wild horses, wranglers will be rounding up more than 10,000 in the area this year. He talked about the dangers of his work as a snake wrangler. The buffalo, with constant urging from the wranglers, made steady progress toward the corrals. People who work with animals apiarist beekeeper breeder buckaroo cowboy cowman dogcatcher drover gaucho goatherd herdsman jackaroo jillaroo mahout milker primatologist shepherd shepherdess stable boy stockman wranglernoun[C] (CONTROLS STH)a person who deals with or controls something or someone, often when this is difficult: She's now his co-producer and general wrangler on the film set. His key skill is as an information wrangler. Working with so many babies on the movie, she said she felt more like a child wrangler than an actress. A whip in parliament is a kind of vote wrangler. A bike wrangler collects and returns bicycles that have been taken outside the boundary of the park. Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative cynical get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle paternalistically peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary slow tame what someone says, goesidiom wrangle wranglernoun[C] (STUDENT)at the University of Cambridge, a student of mathematics who has passed their final examinations with first classhonours(= the highest possible level): He had a distinguished undergraduate career, being a Wrangler in Part II of the Mathematical Tripos. The student attaining the highest marks was called the senior wrangler. In 1890, Sylvia Fawcett obtained the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, but was not given the title of senior wrangler, as at that time only men were eligible. Watson, second wrangler of 1759, later delivered lectures upon chemistry. Marks & results 2:1 2:2 B, b C, c class continuous assessment formatively GPA grade boundary grade-point average honor student pass passing grade positive positivity S, s second class straight As straight-A third You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Students & pupils Related wordwrangle Examples of wranglerwrangler Sylvester, second wrangler in 1837, did not take the degree until 1872. There must be a certain charisma about teachers, no matter how well they may be informed academically and even if they are senior wranglers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, they are elected by a voting system which is incomprehensible to a senior wrangler. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It, indeed, requires a senior wrangler to understand how it is that this grant is distributed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only claim to be a much inferior type of wrangler. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To explain the block grant formula would indeed require a senior wrangler. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are those who said you needed to be a senior wrangler to understand the previous system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One does not have to be a senior wrangler to work out the increase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A senior wrangler would have great difficulty in unravelling some of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Allocations of raw material in peace time can only effectively be undertaken by a committee consisting of a bookmaker, a senior wrangler and an astrologer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had them putting up imaginary cases which would have done credit to a senior wrangler. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These wranglers have prevented amalgamation in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is excessively complicated and one needs to be something of a senior wrangler to digest these particular figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not necessary to employ a senior wrangler to feed a washing-up machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In regard to what has been called the formula of distribution it is said that this was discovered or invented by a senior wrangler. 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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