英语词汇“gentle annie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Gentle Annie n. Australian and New Zealand (a name for) a steep hill or incline. [Perhaps with ironic reference to the title of an American popular song composed by Stephen Foster in 1856, which was the subject of an Australian parody.]

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1863 Star (Ballarat, Victoria) 30 May The road for a bit then was tolerably easy till we began the ascent of another [hill in Otago, New Zealand], which rejoices in the name of Gentle Annie.

1888 Brisbane Courier 28 Apr. 8/1 Travelling up the steep pinches known so well to teamsters as ‘Gentle Annie’ and ‘Grecian Bend’.

1913 W. K. Harris Outback in Austral. xvi. 108 Driving across creeks with ‘Gentle Annies’ (the coach-drivers and ‘bullocky's’ term for a stiff pull up a steep sandy ridge) on the other side is very trying to the nerves of elderly lady passengers.

1971 C. Lethbridge Sunrise on Hills 144 There are a number of so-called ‘Gentle Annies’ in New Zealand which I have negotiated from time to time.

2015 Australian (Nexis) 27 June (Review section) 16 Spread out before him was the old Normanby Range section of the road and the notorious ‘Gentle Annie’ steep grade climb.

单词	gentle annie
释义	> as lemmas Gentle Annie Gentle Annie n. Australian and New Zealand (a name for) a steep hill or incline. [Perhaps with ironic reference to the title of an American popular song composed by Stephen Foster in 1856, which was the subject of an Australian parody.] ΚΠ 1863 Star (Ballarat, Victoria) 30 May The road for a bit then was tolerably easy till we began the ascent of another [hill in Otago, New Zealand], which rejoices in the name of Gentle Annie. 1888 Brisbane Courier 28 Apr. 8/1 Travelling up the steep pinches known so well to teamsters as ‘Gentle Annie’ and ‘Grecian Bend’. 1913 W. K. Harris Outback in Austral. xvi. 108 Driving across creeks with ‘Gentle Annies’ (the coach-drivers and ‘bullocky's’ term for a stiff pull up a steep sandy ridge) on the other side is very trying to the nerves of elderly lady passengers. 1971 C. Lethbridge Sunrise on Hills 144 There are a number of so-called ‘Gentle Annies’ in New Zealand which I have negotiated from time to time. 2015 Australian (Nexis) 27 June (Review section) 16 Spread out before him was the old Normanby Range section of the road and the notorious ‘Gentle Annie’ steep grade climb. extracted from gentleadj.n.adv. < as lemmas
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