英语词汇“blues and twos”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

blues and twos

/ˌbluːz ən(d) ˈtuːz/

British informal

noun

1The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos.

Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls..

2The emergency services (frequently the police).

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in Autocar. From the plural of blue + the plural of two, with reference to the blue flashing lights and (typically) two-tone siren used on an emergency vehicle.

单词	blues and twos
释义	blues and twos /ˌbluːz ən(d) ˈtuːz/ British informal noun 1The flashing lights and siren used on a police car or other emergency vehicle when responding to an incident. Also later on (also under) blues and twos. Popularized by a British television series of the same name (first broadcast 1993), which followed various emergency services responding to 999 calls.. 2The emergency services (frequently the police). Origin 1980s; earliest use found in Autocar. From the plural of blue + the plural of two, with reference to the blue flashing lights and (typically) two-tone siren used on an emergency vehicle.
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