sheriff
sheriff 英 [ˈʃerɪf] 美 [ˈʃɛrɪf]
n. 州长；郡治安官；执行吏
名词复数:sheriffs
- A sheriff is the top-ranking officer in a county police force. Unlike police in a city or town, the sheriff is an elected official.
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- n. 州长；郡治安官；执行吏
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1. I will go to the sheriff to law you.
我要到行政司法长官那里去告你。
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2. This would take more time, but the sheriff and his men knew to look for stills along the waterways.
虽然这需要花费更多的时间，但是警长和他的手下只知道沿着水路寻找蒸馏器。
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3. He gave the sheriff their names.
他告诉了警长他们的名字。
- sheriff (n.) late Old English scirgerefa "representative of royal authority in a shire," from scir (see shire) + gerefa "chief, official, reeve" (see reeve). As an American county official, attested from 1660s; sheriff's sale first recorded 1798. Sheriff's tooth (late 14c.) was a common name for the annual tax levied to pay for the sheriff's victuals during court sessions.
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