| 单词 | earth-holder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearth-holder (b) With agent nouns, as earth-holder, earth-subduer, etc. ΚΠ a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 131 Þe erþe demer dredeful to biholde & storne. 1801 W. Huntington Bank of Faith 34 Finding nothing could be done with the earth-holders, I..determined to build my stories in the heaven. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) i. i. 3 Wearing so many crowns, as Earth-subduer, Legislator. 1918 G. W. Russell Candle of Vision 172 Gradually the earth lover realises the golden world is all about him in imperishable beauty. 1976 I. Asimov Eyes on Universe vii. 146 Its orbit approached closer to that of earth than any of the major planets... It was the first of the so-called ‘Earth-grazers’ to be discovered. 2004 Independent (Nexis) 14 Nov. 32 You're a rapacious, corrupt, immoral Earth-destroyer. < as lemmas |
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