| 单词 | in parts |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin parts (ii) in parts: partly; in some aspects or elements, esp. when these are distributed incidentally within a larger whole. Cf. in places at place n.1 Phrases 2a(e).With quot. 1905 cf. curate's egg n. 2 ΚΠ 1526 Grete Herball xcii. sig. F.iii The other kinde [of cassia] draweth also toward russet or gray and hath in partes dyuers coloures. 1782 Philos. Trans. 1781 (Royal Soc.) 71 345 The soil was..in parts rather inclining to a shaly structure. 1818 A. Neale Trav. through Germany, Poland, Moldavia, & Turkey 31 The country immediately around Lubec is very beautiful, in parts resembling Windsor forest. 1905 Minister's Gaz. Fashion Aug. 141/1 The past spring and summer season has seen much fluctuation. Like the curate's egg, it has been excellent in parts. 1973 Listener 8 Feb. 167/2 The Appeal Court..found the [Warhol] film dull, dreary, and offensive in parts. 2017 Whitby Gaz. (Nexis) 20 Apr. So its food offering was hardly Michelin starred—but nor was it just a token gesture. Unspectacular, but good in parts. < as lemmas |
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