英:[stu:l ˈpidʒin]
美:[stul ˈpɪdʒən]
英:[stu:l ˈpidʒin]
美:[stul ˈpɪdʒən]
诱捕用的鸽子,诱饵,密探;
noun
a person acting as a decoy or informerespecially: a spy sent into a group to report (as to the police) on its activities
a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others within a net
"警察线人",1859年,美国英语; 早期指"背叛不谨慎者(或被用来背叛他们的人)",1821年,最初是指一种诱骗鸟(1812年); 据说是因为把诱骗鸟系在 stools 上引诱其他鸽子。但也可能与 stall "诱骗鸟"(约1500年)有关,特别是指"用来引诱鹰进入网中的鸽子"(参见 stall(n.2))。另请参见 pigeon。
probably from the early practice of fastening the decoy bird to a stool
The first known use of stool pigeon was in 1826
storage batterynoun
a cell or connected group of cells that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of its discharge called alsostorage cell
stool pigeonnoun
a person acting as a spy or informer for the police
1 the FBI finally got a break when one of the mob boss's top henchmen turned stool pigeon
2 They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.