【butler】 - A-level备考词汇

butler

UK:  ['bʌtlə(r)]

US:  ['bʌtlər]

复数：butlers  

n.

1.巴特勒(1.Benjamin Franklin,1818-189 3,美国律师,将军及从政者;2.Joseph ,1692-1752,英国神学家;3.Nicholas Murray,1862-1947,美国教育家,曾获1931年诺贝尔和平奖;4.Samuel,1612-1680,英国诗人;5,Samuel,1835-1902,英国小说家)

2.巴特勒〔姓氏〕

3.男仆;管家

4.管事,男管家;(主管酒饭的)侍役长

5.【历史】(皇宫中的)司膳官,王室酒类管理官

1 . Butler suddenly gained the idea from Cowperwood's expression . . . that there was something serious in the wind.
巴特勒忽然从柯柏乌的表情中领悟到……好像有什么严重的事情要发生了。

2 . Sometimes Hadji Murad would call on him in his room, at other times Butler would visit him.
有时阿方将拜会他的Murad室，其他时候巴特勒将探视。

3 . Butler doesn't raise the question of Earhart's possible bisexuality, and one has to wonder if she put it to any of her sources.
巴特勒并没有提出埃尔哈特可能是双性恋的问题，如果她把这件事告诉任何她任何一个消息来源者，人们自然想知道。

4 . She had been quite sincere and positive in her rejection of Butler's advances, but she was displeased that he had been avoiding her of late.
她很真诚，她拒绝巴特勒积极的进展，但她不悦，他近来一直避她。

5 . I wonder if it'd be too much trouble to have the butler send them on. You see, they're tennis shoes, and I'm sort of helpless without them.
不知道能不能麻烦你让男管家给我寄来，你知道，那是双网球鞋，我离了它简直没办法。