| 单词 | grand national |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGrand National Grand National n. an annual horse race established in 1839, a steeplechase run over a course of 4 miles 856 yards (about 7,200 metres) with thirty jumps, at Aintree, Liverpool, in late March or early April.From the mid 18th cent. until the end of the 19th cent. the paired adjectives grand and national were frequently applied to important events and institutions, including well-known racing events; cf.: 1767 London Mag. Aug. 378/1 The grand national races do not begin till next spring. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > specific races St. Leger1778 the Oaks1779 Goodwood Cup1829 Leger1832 Cesarewitch1839 Cambridgeshire handicap1840 Grand Prix de Paris1862 Grand National1863 classic1899 national1909 1839 Bell's Life in London 27 Jan. Grand National Steeple Chace.—February 26, 1839.] 1863 Baily's Monthly Mag. Oct. 97 The morning was as blowing and as rough as is The Grand National invariably at Aintree. 1886 A. Coventry & A. E. T. Watson Steeple-chasing in Earl of Suffolk et al. Racing & Steeple-chasing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 352 Tom Olliver won three Grand Nationals. 1894 J. D. Astley Fifty Years of my Life II. 281 I hoped to be able to pick out the winner of the Grand National when the weights appeared. 1967 Observer 1 Oct. (Suppl.) 36/1 The Prime Minister is on the verge of his first political success: he is about to save the Grand National. 2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xxviii. 131 The English Grand National was always followed avidly in the village. A trusted local man would gather our wagers and place them with a bookmaker in Trim. < as lemmas |
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