| 单词 | dummy run |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdummy run dummy run n. colloquial Originally Naval slang (see quots. 1916, 1929); hence, a practice attack, exercise, landing, etc.; a ‘trial run’, a rehearsal. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment > trial run dry run1887 trial run1903 dummy run1916 pipe-openera1936 shakedown1958 1916 In Northern Mists xvi. 60 At certain firing practices the ship steams along a buoyed course, aiming the guns at the target but not actually firing, as a rehearsal or dummy run. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 42 Dummy run, a practice evolution in the Navy. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 27 Dummy run, a bombing raid or target approach during which no bombs are dropped. 1959 Punch 6 May 604/1 A man of my known and respected equanimity was considered the ideal vehicle for a dummy run. 1962 Listener 31 May 942/1 The pied wagtails made dummy runs over the hawks' heads. 1967 E. Grierson Crime of one's Own vii. 57 It was a dummy run... What I saw today was part of the cover story. < as lemmas |
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