| 释义 |
ree-raw, a. (and n.)|ˈriːˈrɔː|
[Anglo-Irish, prob. of echoic origin.]
Rough, riotous, noisy.
1842S. Lover Handy Andy xxxvii, The joining of many voices in a ‘ree-raw’ chorus indicated that a carouse was going forward within. 1863Le Fanu House by Churchyard (ed. 2) II. 44 There was something cynical in his ree-raw independence. 1864Anster tr. Faustus pt. ii. i. (1887) 48 A wild, ree-raw, self-willed tumultuous throng.
b. n. A drinking-bout; a noisy romp.
1854Dickens in Househ. Words VIII. 75/2 For the one word drunk,..I find..on the ran-tan, on the re-raw, groggy. 1867Kennedy Banks Boro xxxi, Wouldn't the little boys..have a fine ree-raw at prison bars at play time! |