英语词汇“white-knuckle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

white-knuckle

1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening.

...white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster.

2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening.

...a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic.

Collocations:

white-knuckle ride

After the white-knuckle ride of recent months, investors are being urged to look for managers with a record of picking unloved stocks to produce consistently strong returns.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

For policymakers, it has been a white-knuckle ride.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

It has been a white-knuckle ride.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

When it happened a second time we knew we were in for a white-knuckle ride.

Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)

单词	white-knuckle
释义	white-knuckle 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening. ...white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening. ...a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic. Collocations: white-knuckle ride After the white-knuckle ride of recent months, investors are being urged to look for managers with a record of picking unloved stocks to produce consistently strong returns. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For policymakers, it has been a white-knuckle ride. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It has been a white-knuckle ride. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When it happened a second time we knew we were in for a white-knuckle ride. Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
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