masc. proper name, familiar form of Charles (also see -y (3)); 1965 in Vietnam War U.S. military slang for "Vietcong, Vietcong soldier," probably suggested by Victor Charlie, military communication code for V.C. (as abbreviation of Viet Cong), perhaps strengthened by World War II slang use of Charlie for Japanese soldiers, which itself is probably an extension of the 1930s derogatory application of Charlie to any Asian man, from fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan.
Other applications include "a night watchman" (1812); "a goatee beard" (1834, from portraits of King Charles I and his contemporaries); "a fox" (1857); "a woman's breasts" (1874); "an infantryman's pack" (World War I); and "a white man" (Mr. Charlie), 1960, American English, from black slang.
Charlie 双语例句
1. Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five.
查利赚了8英镑，我赚了5英镑。
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2. He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.
他醒了过来，发现查利正站在床边。
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3. Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
查利费力地将背包背到楼上自己的公寓里。
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4. He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.
他最终在一个很受欢迎的拉丁乐队中取代了查利的位置。
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5. Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office.
哈里在办公室开派对时总不忘叫上查利。
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Charlie 实用场景例句
Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five.
查利赚了8英镑，我赚了5英镑。
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He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.
他醒了过来，发现查利正站在床边。
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Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
查利费力地将背包背到楼上自己的公寓里。
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Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office.
哈里在办公室开派对时总不忘叫上查利。
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"I have read about you in the newspapers of course," Charlie said.
“当然我已经在报纸上看过一些关于你的报道了，”查利说道。
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For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War.
29年来，查理检查站一直是冷战的象征。
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Charlie crossed between the traffic to the far side of the street.
查利从车流中间穿过，到了街对面。
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Charlie burped loudly.
查利大声地打嗝。
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I packed and said goodbye to Charlie.
我收拾好行李然后和查利道别。
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I overtook Charlie on the inside.
我从慢车道上超了查利。
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Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.
别那么大戒心，查利，我只是开个玩笑罢了。
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Charlie? Oh, he's a treasure, loves children.
查理？噢，他是个不可多得的好帮手，非常喜欢孩子。
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Charlie Nelson has nurtured fine sprinters.
查理·纳尔逊已经培养出了相当优秀的短跑选手。
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You must have felt a proper charlie!
你一定觉得自己是个十足的笨蛋！
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
At a cocktail party in Hollywood, I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.
