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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
Police Commissioner (big city)
Chief of Police ( medium & small city)
市警察局局长
The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department. The Commissioner is appointed by the Mayor.
Inspector
警察分局局长
the NYPD, inspectors command divisions, which may be groups of precincts within a borough or specialized branches of the police service.
Captain
中队长，巡官（在分局局长之下，副巡官之上）
Two gold or silver bars (“railroad tracks”). Often supervises a police station but can supervise another division or unit (detectives, patrol, etc.)
Lieutenant
副巡官（分局中队长之下）
A single gold or silver bar, who supervises two to three or more sergeants.
Sergeant
警佐（位于分局副巡官之下）
Three chevrons, a police officer who supervises an entire watch shift in smaller departments and areas of a precinct and individual detective squads in larger departments.
Officer
警员（普通警察）
regular officer/deputy wears no rank insignia, and there may be several pay grades.
Cop
警察的俗称，不明确对方警级情况下的叫法。
Detective
警探
An investigatory specialist, usually working in plain clothes.
Phrase of the Day
regale sb with sth
mainly humorous
— phrasal verb with regale /rɪˈɡeɪl/ verb
to entertain someone with stories, jokes, etc.
（通过讲故事、笑话等）使愉悦，使高兴
The sailor regaled us all night with stories of his adventures.
水手整夜讲述他的奇遇，令我们大饱耳福。
Slang of the Day
eager beaver
noun [ C ] /ˌiː.ɡɚ ˈbiː.vɚ/ informal
a person who is willing to work very hard
干活特别卖力的人；对工作极有热忱的人
When she first started working she was a real eager beaver.
Idiom of the Day
drag sb’s name through the mud
to damage someone’s reputation by saying extremely insulting things about them
对…泼脏水，败坏…的名声
The top police official in Chicago on Wednesday slammed “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for dragging the city’s “reputation through the mud” by making making bogus allegations about a hate crime against him.
——-by Anna Giaritelli
| February 21, 2019 11:45 AM Washington Post
