| 单词 | ankle-high |
| 释义 | > as lemmasankle-high ankle-high adv. and adj. (a) adv. at or to the height of a person's ankles; (b) adj. that reaches to or covers the ankles. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > part of body > [adverb] > as measure of height upc897 ankle-high1681 bosom-deep1882 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > specific height nose-high1567 navel high1663 breast-high1679 ankle-high1681 shoulder-high1837 thigh-high1894 1681 R. Whitehall Eng. Rechabite 16 That Drawer at Oxon who in rage let flie Three Sack-buts, wading in it Ancle high. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 425 The sedgy grass comes up, and grows ancle-high. 1828 A. M. Porter Coming Out in J. Porter & A. M. Porter Coming Out & Field of Forty Footsteps I. 7 Don't let her wear anything but vast poke bonnets, and ankle-high walking shoes. 1955 Times 16 June 3/3 At 37 Brookes..was picked up by Woller at forward short leg, a good catch ankle high. 2010 E. O. Wilson Anthill iii. 47 The elegant tawny and black-headed snake..was moving through a swath of ankle-high grass. < as lemmas |
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