英语词汇“knowledge boy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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knowledge boy

knowledge boy n. British slang a prospective London taxi driver who is ‘doing the knowledge’ in order to gain a licence for a black cab (see knowledge n.).

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1988 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 An investigation into what makes a ‘Knowledge Boy’, as a black-cab trainee is known, also adds new insight into the effects of the stress of driving a London taxi.

2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 5 May No wonder it takes the average ‘Knowledge boy’, as the students who scoot around town on mopeds studying maps are known, four years to become an All-London taxi driver.

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单词	knowledge boy
释义	> as lemmas knowledge boy knowledge boy n. British slang a prospective London taxi driver who is ‘doing the knowledge’ in order to gain a licence for a black cab (see knowledge n.). ΚΠ 1988 Times 20 Dec. 3/3 An investigation into what makes a ‘Knowledge Boy’, as a black-cab trainee is known, also adds new insight into the effects of the stress of driving a London taxi. 2007 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 5 May No wonder it takes the average ‘Knowledge boy’, as the students who scoot around town on mopeds studying maps are known, four years to become an All-London taxi driver. extracted from knowledgen. < as lemmas
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