| 单词 | full throttle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfull throttle P1. full throttle: maximum power or speed, achieved when the throttle valve is fully open; full capacity; (also used adverbially) at full speed or capacity. Frequently in at full throttle. Similarly half throttle, quarter throttle, etc. Also figurative. Cf. full-throttle adj. at full adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 1a(c)(ii). ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [adverb] > at maximum speed of motor vehicle at full throttle1973 1843 Pennsylvania Inquirer & National Gaz. 16 Oct. The steam, raising under full throttle, her speed gathering fast, when the ship shoaled so fast on the bar. 1893 Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Jrnl. Aug. 737/1 Where half throttle has been used, the cards show the proportion of mean effective pressure to be greatest with full throttle. 1969 J. Argenti Managem. Techniques viii. 50 Once one has grasped the principle behind Cost-Benefit..one can use the technique at quarter throttle, so to speak. 1973 Daily Tel. 9 Jan. 1/5 The gunboat, believed to be the Odinn, avoided the ramming by sailing away at full throttle. 1991 N. Wyn Ellis John Major i. 12 Socialism was in retreat while the market economy was at full throttle. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Apr. a9/4 The driver slowly accelerates to about 60% of full throttle..and then steps off the gas, coasting until the car's speed drops. < as lemmas |
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