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preman

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ˈprɪˌmæn
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释义

n. 猿人,类人猿 [ 复数 premans ]

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He regularly had to pay much of this to preman, or street thugs.
他平时必须定期向售票员和街头混混付钱。
He slept in shop-fronts and made what money he could by busking on Metro Mini buses – he regularly had to pay much of this to preman, or street thugs, for “street tax, ” he said.
他睡在商店门前,在小巴上卖艺挣钱,他平时必须定期向售票员和街头混混付钱,他说这叫“街头税”。

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