单词 | in low |
释义 | > as lemmasin (also into) low 9. = low gear n. at Compounds 3. Usually in in (also into) low. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > gear > specific gear bottom gear?1865 high gear1889 low gear1895 fourth1900 second gear1902 first gear1907 second1907 first1909 second speed1912 high1914 low1914 1914 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 7 Mar. 75/1 There is no possibility..of stripping gears, when changing from high to low, or back to high. 1968 C. Nicole Self Lovers ii. 30 He descended the hill from his house in low, partly to minimise the potholes..and partly to enjoy the view. 1994 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 8 Jan. d9 Thinking he had hit a concrete kerb, he put the car in low, shot ahead a foot and came to a shuddering stop. 2007 P. Cioffari Hist. Things Lost or Broken 69 He turned onto Mountain Road, skidding at the base of the hill, shifting into low for traction. on (also at, of, in) low ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [adverb] sideOE on (also at, of, in) lowc1225 agroundc1325 in levela1400 upon shorec1400 at-lowa1500 sidelong1667 à terre1922 c1225 (?c1200) Hali Meiðhad (Bodl.) (1940) l. 31 (MED) Meiden stont þurh heh lif i þe tur of ierusalem, Nawt of lah on eorðe ah of hehe in heouene. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 119 Þanne ine ous beginneþ þise graces..ine loȝ [Fr. en bas] and sseweþ an heȝ. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11260 (MED) On hei be ioi, and pes on lagh. a1500 (c1400) St. Erkenwald (1977) l. 147 Suche a lyche here is Has layn loken here on loghe how longe is unknawen. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xiv. 175 And truly, syrs, looke that ye trow That othere lord is none at-lowe. < as lemmas |
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