| 单词 | colossus-wise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcolossus-wise ˈcolossus-wise adv. rare in the manner of the Colossus of Rhodes; spec. (with reference to the statue's reputed position) astride. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. v. 9 Hath Doreus prisoner. And stands Colossus wise wauing his beame. View more context for this quotation 1897 F. T. Clark Mistress of Ranch ii. 14 He solemnly spit on his hands, rubbed them together, then, spreading his legs Colossus-wise, seized the trunk by the middle. 1961 H. E. Bates in Best (1971) 388 A giant water-tank, like a Martian ghoul on stilts, strode colossus-wise across the sky. < as lemmas |
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