英语词汇“quiet number”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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quiet number

quiet number n. Nautical slang an easy job or assignment; cf. number n. 6c.

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1928 G. Campbell My Myst. Ships xii. 226 It may appear that the men in the boats had a fairly ‘quiet’ number, after they had merely run the risk of being torpedoed.

1977 Navy News July 18 (caption) ‘Got a nice quiet number for you after the Review,’ he says... ‘Just scoop up any odd little bit of gash,’ he says.

2003 J. Gritten Full Circle vi. 94 A clean and comparatively quiet number since it was one-man watch-keeping and the only place where I saw the watchkeeper invariably with a paperback.

extracted from quietadj.adv.

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单词	quiet number
释义	> as lemmas quiet number quiet number n. Nautical slang an easy job or assignment; cf. number n. 6c. ΚΠ 1928 G. Campbell My Myst. Ships xii. 226 It may appear that the men in the boats had a fairly ‘quiet’ number, after they had merely run the risk of being torpedoed. 1977 Navy News July 18 (caption) ‘Got a nice quiet number for you after the Review,’ he says... ‘Just scoop up any odd little bit of gash,’ he says. 2003 J. Gritten Full Circle vi. 94 A clean and comparatively quiet number since it was one-man watch-keeping and the only place where I saw the watchkeeper invariably with a paperback. extracted from quietadj.adv. < as lemmas
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