croupier
英 ['kruːpɪə; -pɪeɪ]
美['krupɪe]
- n. 副主持人；赌场上的总管理人
词态变化
复数: croupiers;
中文词源
croupier 赌台管理员
来自croup, 马屁股，马鞍。原指在马车上赶马的人，后用来赌台管理员。
英文词源
- croupier
- croupier: see crop
- croupier (n.)
- "one who clears the winnings from the table in gambling," 1731, from French croupier (17c.), originally one who rides behind another, on the croup or "rump" of a horse (a word of Germanic origin); hence extended to any one who backs up another; a "second."
双语例句
- 1. The croupier dealt each player a card, face down.
- 赌台管理员给每位玩家正面朝下发了一张牌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The croupier wished him luck and spun the wheel.
- 收赌注的人祝他好运,然后将轮盘转动起来.
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