| 单词 | empire city |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEmpire City Empire City n. (also with lower-case initials) chiefly U.S. (a nickname for) the city of New York; cf. Empire State n.In later use Big Apple is more common; see Big Apple n. 4. ΚΠ 1833 United States' Tel. 18 Apr. If any sister craft can out jump the Walter—whether in the port of the empire city, or in any of the harbors along shore,..and parts adjacent, it would be well to have it known. 1857 W. Chandless Visit Salt Lake II. v. 222 The mint julep, that in the Crescent City you may enjoy for ten cents, costs you twelve and half in the Empire city. 1944 Newsweek 24 July 82/3 The Empire City meeting is typical of wartime racing. 2009 S. Schneider Iced iv. 169/1 Jack Pollakowitz was also eyeballed as a co-conspirator and Pincus Brecher was fingered for pushing the smeck in the Big Apple. Both were indicted in the Empire City a few weeks later. < as lemmas |
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