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单词 busman
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Definition of busman in English:

busman

nounPlural busmen ˈbʌsmənˈbəsmən
  • A driver of a bus.

    公共汽车司机

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The 29 cyclists joined Keighley & District Travel's three busmen, who are cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End, on the five-mile challenge to race the train between Keighley and Oxenhope stations on Sunday.
    • Wage increases to local bus workers, accepted by a conference of busmen yesterday, will cost the company £43,700 per year, said its general manger.
    • Private busmen and co-drivers try to intimidate you, especially if a woman is behind the wheel.
    • The first results came from London Transport busmen and showed ‘an extraordinary difference between the drivers and the conductors on double decker buses.’
    • Frustrated, our busman got off I - 10 and double-clutched down onto surface streets before making a right on Highway 61.
    • A museum spokesman said: ‘There are still a few old busmen around who remember her, and even a very select bunch driving buses today who passed their test on her over 30 years ago.’
    • Three busmen, who are cycling from John O’ Groats to Land's End, have launched an interactive map on the eve of their marathon effort.
    • On the bus strike, Mr Walsh said it was wrong that people should have to work excessive hours to get a living wage, and the hours of a lot of dockers and busmen were really excessive.
    • Thousands of commuters were hit by a ‘no warning’ lightning strike by 6,000 Greater Manchester busmen.
    • The concert raised several hundred pounds for the festival's adopted charity, the planned Cycling for Life ride by three Keighley busmen.
    • One day strikes by busmen and public service workers gave the crisis-hit North-west its worst dose of Monday blues for years today.
    • Mrs Parnham printed new copies due to the continued public interest in the picture, and sees the busmen's appeal as an appropriate beneficiary.
    • Bradford busmen have voted to strike in support of the one-day stoppage by council and Health Service manual workers.
    • I sprang out of the seat, hit the red button and thanked the busman.
    • Mark McGorran must have a busman as part of his heritage.
    • Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton have won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign.
    • In New York City 3,500 busmen struck, leaving 1,300 busses stalled, inconveniencing almost a million New Yorkers.
    • Back in 1982 four musical busmen formed a folk band called Cheapside and were riding high.

Phrases

  • a busman's holiday

    • A holiday or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that one does at work.

      照常工作的休假日

      a fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman's holiday when their coach caught fire
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a Transit Information Center representative who gives out route info over the phone, he's doing his version of a busman's holiday.
      • ‘There's nothing on that list that is a beach read, or even a busman's holiday,’ Peter Osnos, of the PublicAffairs publishing house, told the Los Angeles Times.
      • I've had eight years with the under-21s and regard it as a busman's holiday.
      • But the moment his superiors in Greater Manchester Police heard about it, the Stockport officer's self-funded trip to America turned into a busman's holiday.
      • Indeed, it would be hard to think of a more clubbable bunch than the society of nations, with their endless get-togethers and busman's holidays.
      • Having recently completed the music for the new Harry Potter film, Cocker takes a busman's holiday to play a few of his favourite records.
      • It is a working summer holiday, a busman's holiday - you come over, get muddy and call it a holiday.
      • Harold, of Breightmet, Bolton, said: ‘It certainly was a busman's holiday.’
      • By planning to cook and paint (another talent) his way across the country, with radio interviews and promotions en route, the trip will be something of a busman's holiday.
      • Going out for a meal would be a bit of a busman's holiday.

Rhymes

busmen, dustman, dustmen

Definition of busman in US English:

busman

nounˈbəsmənˈbəsmən
  • A driver of a bus.

    公共汽车司机

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I sprang out of the seat, hit the red button and thanked the busman.
    • One day strikes by busmen and public service workers gave the crisis-hit North-west its worst dose of Monday blues for years today.
    • Mark McGorran must have a busman as part of his heritage.
    • Private busmen and co-drivers try to intimidate you, especially if a woman is behind the wheel.
    • In New York City 3,500 busmen struck, leaving 1,300 busses stalled, inconveniencing almost a million New Yorkers.
    • The first results came from London Transport busmen and showed ‘an extraordinary difference between the drivers and the conductors on double decker buses.’
    • The 29 cyclists joined Keighley & District Travel's three busmen, who are cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End, on the five-mile challenge to race the train between Keighley and Oxenhope stations on Sunday.
    • Mrs Parnham printed new copies due to the continued public interest in the picture, and sees the busmen's appeal as an appropriate beneficiary.
    • Frustrated, our busman got off I - 10 and double-clutched down onto surface streets before making a right on Highway 61.
    • Wage increases to local bus workers, accepted by a conference of busmen yesterday, will cost the company £43,700 per year, said its general manger.
    • Back in 1982 four musical busmen formed a folk band called Cheapside and were riding high.
    • Thousands of commuters were hit by a ‘no warning’ lightning strike by 6,000 Greater Manchester busmen.
    • Three busmen, who are cycling from John O’ Groats to Land's End, have launched an interactive map on the eve of their marathon effort.
    • The concert raised several hundred pounds for the festival's adopted charity, the planned Cycling for Life ride by three Keighley busmen.
    • On the bus strike, Mr Walsh said it was wrong that people should have to work excessive hours to get a living wage, and the hours of a lot of dockers and busmen were really excessive.
    • Bradford busmen have voted to strike in support of the one-day stoppage by council and Health Service manual workers.
    • Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton have won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign.
    • A museum spokesman said: ‘There are still a few old busmen around who remember her, and even a very select bunch driving buses today who passed their test on her over 30 years ago.’

Phrases

  • a busman's holiday

    • A vacation or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that one does at work.

      照常工作的休假日

      a fire crew's Christmas outing turned into a busman's holiday when their coach caught fire
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Harold, of Breightmet, Bolton, said: ‘It certainly was a busman's holiday.’
      • Having recently completed the music for the new Harry Potter film, Cocker takes a busman's holiday to play a few of his favourite records.
      • By planning to cook and paint (another talent) his way across the country, with radio interviews and promotions en route, the trip will be something of a busman's holiday.
      • But the moment his superiors in Greater Manchester Police heard about it, the Stockport officer's self-funded trip to America turned into a busman's holiday.
      • Going out for a meal would be a bit of a busman's holiday.
      • I've had eight years with the under-21s and regard it as a busman's holiday.
      • Indeed, it would be hard to think of a more clubbable bunch than the society of nations, with their endless get-togethers and busman's holidays.
      • ‘There's nothing on that list that is a beach read, or even a busman's holiday,’ Peter Osnos, of the PublicAffairs publishing house, told the Los Angeles Times.
      • It is a working summer holiday, a busman's holiday - you come over, get muddy and call it a holiday.
      • As a Transit Information Center representative who gives out route info over the phone, he's doing his version of a busman's holiday.
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