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.
雙語例句
1. Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five.
查利賺了8英鎊，我賺了5英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.
他醒了過來，發(fā)現(xiàn)查利正站在床邊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
查利費(fèi)力地將背包背到樓上自己的公寓里。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He eventually took Charlie's place in a popular Latin band.
他最終在一個(gè)很受歡迎的拉丁樂隊(duì)中取代了查利的位置。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office.