gumshoe

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgumshoegum‧shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countable] American English old-fashioned INVESTIGATEa detectiveExamples from the Corpusgumshoe• Dennis Miller is a down-at-the-heels gumshoe.• But he makes the pulp gumshoe formula look like a comforting ritual only normal societies can perform.• With Petersen under lock and key, life for the gumshoes of the Office of Security returned to normal.Origin gumshoe (1900-2000) gumshoe “rubber shoe” ((19-20 centuries)); because detectives walk quietly

单词	gumshoe
释义	gumshoe From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgumshoegum‧shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countable] American English old-fashioned INVESTIGATEa detectiveExamples from the Corpusgumshoe• Dennis Miller is a down-at-the-heels gumshoe.• But he makes the pulp gumshoe formula look like a comforting ritual only normal societies can perform.• With Petersen under lock and key, life for the gumshoes of the Office of Security returned to normal.Origin gumshoe (1900-2000) gumshoe “rubber shoe” ((19-20 centuries)); because detectives walk quietly
随便看	have nothing a lot etc going for have nothing against have nothing against somebody/something have nothing better to do have nothing much lot etc going for have nothing on have nothing on somebody have nothing to do with have nothing to lose have nothing to lose but your pride etc have nothing to lose but your pride/reputation etc have nothing to lose but your reputation etc have nothing to say have nothing/not much/a lot etc going for somebody/something have nots have number have of have off pat have on have on have on a leash have on a string have on etc have on the brain have on you