gumshoe

Word family adverbgummilyadjectivegummygummiferousgummousnoungumboilgumshieldgumminessgumminggummositygumbootgumdropgumnutgumshoegum treegum

gum·shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE old-fashioned

INVESTIGATEa detective 侦探

Examples from the Corpus

gumshoe• 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 Word family adverbgummilyadjectivegummygummiferousgummousnoungumboilgumshieldgumminessgumminggummositygumbootgumdropgumnutgumshoegum treegum gum·shoe /ˈɡʌmʃuː/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE old-fashioned INVESTIGATEa detective 侦探 Examples from the Corpus gumshoe• 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
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