clocker
clocker — 名詞
1. a seller who cheats by secretly turning back the distance counter on a car, whic
調錶者
非法調低車輛里程數以欺騙買家的人
a seller who cheats by secretly turning back the distance counter on a car, which is against the law, so the car looks less used than it is.
Mauricio bought a used van, then learned a clocker had changed its distance counter.
Mauricio 買了一輛二手廂型車，後來才發現有調錶者動過它的里程表。
a clocker + changes a car's mileage reading
Police in Leeds arrested a clocker who sold forty cars with false mileage readings.
利茲警方逮捕了一名調錶者，他賣出了四十輛里程數作假的車。
arrest a clocker for selling cars with false mileage
The car's dashboard said 40,000 miles, but its records proved the seller was a clocker.
車子的儀表板顯示四萬英里，但紀錄證明賣家是個調錶者。
Tara paid too much because a clocker had made the old car seem barely used.
Tara 多付了錢，因為調錶者讓那輛舊車看起來幾乎沒開過。
Maeve checked the car's service history to make sure no clocker had touched its mileage.
Maeve 查了那輛車的保養紀錄，確認沒有調錶者動過它的里程數。
- clocked car
- arrest a clocker
用法筆記
Labelled British English in the source. Distinguish from noun/2: this sense is about cheating buyers of cars, not selling drugs.
常見錯誤
2. someone who sells banned drugs, such as cocaine or crack, to buyers, often on th
毒販
非法販賣古柯鹼等毒品的人
someone who sells banned drugs, such as cocaine or crack, to buyers, often on the street.
Police in Chicago arrested a clocker who sold crack outside the bus station.
芝加哥警方逮捕了一名在公車站外販賣快克的毒販。
a clocker + sells illegal drugs
Yan's neighbor was a clocker who sold cocaine from a parked car.
Yan 的鄰居是個毒販，會從停著的車裡賣古柯鹼。
Dylan, the detective, learned that each clocker on the block sold drugs for one gang.
探員 Dylan 得知，這一帶的每個毒販都在替同一個幫派賣毒。
Piotr heard that a clocker had been selling crack near his school.
Piotr 聽說有毒販一直在他學校附近賣快克。
Ari watched a clocker hand a small packet to a driver and walk away.
Ari 看見毒販把一小包東西遞給司機後轉身走開。
- arrest a clocker
- sell crack
用法筆記
Labelled North American English in the source. Distinguish from noun/1, which is about tampering with a car's mileage reading.