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单词 bobbies
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bobbies in British English

plural noun
bobby
 

bobby in British English

(ˈbɒbɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -bies
informal
a British police officer
Word origin
C19: from Bobby after Sir Robert Peel, who, as Home Secretary, set up the Metropolitan Police Force in 1828

Examples of 'bobbies' in a sentence
bobbies

The nobility was separated from the masses by a stalwart wedge of bobbies.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
All bobbies, from traffic cops to detectives, sometimes face moans from the public.
The Sun (2010)
Taxpayers forked out 134million - enough to pay for 3,300 extra bobbies.
The Sun (2017)
By retaining bobbies, police forces could also reduce the proportion of overweight officers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Specialists are as important as bobbies to catch the criminals.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This goes down badly with the local bobbies and the chase is on.
The Sun (2011)
Bobbies will have to shave or wear a beard net under new rules.
The Sun (2015)
Inept young bobbies are put through their paces by an authority figure.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Bobbies and binmen should be last to be targeted, not first.
The Sun (2011)
But we would rather criminals were stopped by bobbies than brickies.
The Sun (2017)
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