Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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WASHED-UP
/ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp/B2
過氣的 / 筋疲力盡的 (adj.)
「過氣的、衰落的」,常指運動員、藝人等「風光不再」。這裡 Jake 用 `washed-up pencil pusher` 來形容他想像中的新局長是個「過氣、沒勁的官僚」。
SORRY, DUDE...
BUT THIS NEW GUY'S GONNA BE ANOTHER WASHED-UP PENCIL PUSHER
WHO'S ONLY CONCERNED WITH... [robotically] FOLLOWING EVERY RULE IN THE PATROL GUIDE.
