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单词 shoeblack
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Definition of shoeblack in English:

shoeblack

noun ˈʃuːblakˈʃuˌblæk
British dated
  • A person who cleans the shoes of passers-by for payment.

    〈旧,主英〉擦鞋匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two seemingly harmless and careless shoeblacks turn out to be gloomy crooks with a dirty plan to rob a bank courier.
    • We see shoeblacks and lamplighters with their tools and utensils; and milkmaids, fruit sellers and prostitutes touting their wares.
    • I never heard a shoeblack called a boot-finisher before, but I think the euphemism was allowable in a young lady who wishes to exalt the commercial status of her intended.
    • Unemployment is high and many people support themselves with badly paid work in the ‘informal sector’ as shoeblacks or street vendors.
    • One's senses were assaulted by news vendors, shoeblacks, quack doctors and the like and their specimens of cajolery.

Definition of shoeblack in US English:

shoeblack

nounˈSHo͞oˌblakˈʃuˌblæk
British dated
  • A person who shines the shoes of passersby for payment.

    〈旧,主英〉擦鞋匠

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I never heard a shoeblack called a boot-finisher before, but I think the euphemism was allowable in a young lady who wishes to exalt the commercial status of her intended.
    • Two seemingly harmless and careless shoeblacks turn out to be gloomy crooks with a dirty plan to rob a bank courier.
    • We see shoeblacks and lamplighters with their tools and utensils; and milkmaids, fruit sellers and prostitutes touting their wares.
    • One's senses were assaulted by news vendors, shoeblacks, quack doctors and the like and their specimens of cajolery.
    • Unemployment is high and many people support themselves with badly paid work in the ‘informal sector’ as shoeblacks or street vendors.
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