How do you use "Sweeney" in a sentence?

The Sweeney are after him. That's a job for the Sweeney. Used to be in the Sweeney.

Sweeney

Q: What does "Sweeney" mean?

Flying Squad (police). Sweeney Todd rhymes with Flying Squad. 'The Sweeney' became famous as the name of a 1970s police drama about the Flying Squad.

Slang Term British ★★★☆☆ Moderate Casual

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Significado: Flying Squad (police).

飞行小队（警察特别行动队）。

Flying Squad (unidad policial).

飛行隊（警察の特殊部隊）。

비행대(경찰 특수부대).

Sweeney Todd rhymes with Flying Squad. 'The Sweeney' became famous as the name of a 1970s police drama about the Flying Squad.

Sweeney Todd与Flying Squad（飞行小队）押韵。'The Sweeney'因1970年代关于飞行小队的警察剧而出名。

Sweeney Todd rima con Flying Squad. 'The Sweeney' se hizo famoso como el nombre de una serie policial de los años 70 sobre el Flying Squad.

Sweeney ToddはFlying Squad（飛行隊）と韻を踏みます。「The Sweeney」は飛行隊を題材にした1970年代の警察ドラマの名前として有名になりました。

스위니 토드(Sweeney Todd)가 'Flying Squad(비행대)'와 운이 맞는다. 'The Sweeney'는 1970년대 비행대를 다룬 경찰 드라마 제목으로 유명해졌다.

Ejemplos

The Sweeney are after him.
飞行小队在追他
El Flying Squad le persigue
飛行隊が彼を追っている
비행대가 그를 쫓고 있어.
That's a job for the Sweeney.
那是飞行小队的活
Eso es trabajo del Flying Squad
それは飛行隊の仕事だ
그건 비행대가 할 일이야.
Used to be in the Sweeney.
以前在飞行小队
Solía estar en el Flying Squad
昔は飛行隊にいた
예전에 비행대에 있었어.

Pronunciación

/ˈswiːni/

Guía de uso

Contexto: police, crime, investigation

Tono: casual, underworld

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Sweeney
飞行队，即警察特别行动队
La brigada volante de la policía
機動捜査班
기동수사대
The Sweeney
飞行队
La brigada volante
機動捜査班
기동수사대

Errores comunes

Specifically the Flying Squad
Made famous by TV show

Origen e historia

Sweeney Todd, the legendary demon barber of Fleet Street, rhymes with Flying Squad (elite Metropolitan Police unit). 'The Sweeney' became the title of a famous 1970s TV show.

Etimología: Sweeney Todd rhymes with Flying Squad

Primera vez registrado: 20th century

Contexto cultural

Era: 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: The Sweeney (TV show); Sweeney Todd

Regional notes: British, famous from TV.

Historia y curiosidades

The Sweeney (1975-78) was a groundbreaking British police drama about the Flying Squad. It made the rhyming slang famous nationwide, and 'Sweeney' remains synonymous with the Flying Squad.

Variaciones

SweeneyThe SweeneySweeney Todd

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