| 释义 |
praia|praɪə|
Also praya.
[Pg.]
A beach, a sea-shore; a river-bank; a water-front.
a1865Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. (1867) 541 Praia.., the beach or strand on Portuguese coasts. 1890Engineer 24 Jan. 65/2 A more practical scheme is the proposed building of the whole river front of the city,..and the construction of a broad praya suitable for wheeled conveyances. 1893Kipling Seven Seas (1896) 13 Hail, Mother! Hold me fast; my Praya sleeps Under innumerable keels to-day. 1933P. Fleming Brazilian Adventure i. xv. 127 We had meant to camp that night on the sandbank (from now on all sandbanks will be referred to as praias). Ibid. 129 We slept that night on the praia, under a million stars. 1947J. Bertram Shadow of War i. 11 Flags..streamed from the..roof-tops of grey Victorian company offices along the praya. 1963J. Fleming Death of Sardine iii. 41 One day, when Trigoso Praia..was ‘discovered’ the road might be an important promenade but now it was tarmac and potholes. |