bobby

/ˈbɒbi/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑbi] /ˈbɑːbi/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑbi] /ˈbä-bē How to pronounce bobby (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bobby — noun

  • bobbysingular
  • bobbiesplural

1. an informal British name for a police officer, often one walking around a local

1.名詞C1
釋義

an informal British name for a police officer, often one walking around a local area on duty

例句

When Iris missed the last train, a bobby walked her to the taxi rank.

a bobby + verb in a help scene

The shopkeeper asked a bobby to calm the crowd outside the market.

ask a bobby to + verb

同義詞
  • police officer

    neutral standard term in formal and international English

  • constable

    British and more official, often tied to a rank or title

  • cop

    informal like bobby, but broader and less specifically British

  • officer

    short form used when the police context is already clear

文法句型

a bobby

two bobbies

ask a bobby

用法筆記

Mainly British and often slightly old-fashioned or friendly in tone. It usually suggests an officer doing ordinary street duty rather than a formal rank title.

常見錯誤

❌I asked bobby for directions.
✅I asked a bobby for directions.
💡The singular countable noun needs an article.
❌A bobby stopped our car in Toronto.
✅A police officer stopped our car in Toronto.
💡'Bobby' is mainly a British word and sounds odd for police outside Britain.