| 单词 | in-and-outer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin-and-outer in-and-outer n. one who is only moderately skilled or is erratic in performance; one who holds office intermittently. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > inconstant person or thing > inconstant person starter1519 changeling1539 flirt1577 Protean1598 weathercock1598 changerc1600 mooncalf1607 minute jacka1616 a nose of wax1821 sugar stick1825 wax-nosea1843 in-and-outer1905 brainstormer1907 1905 Outing Feb. 572/2 Whippets run in more consistent form than horses, and there are few ‘in-and-outers’. 1934 E. B. Marks They All Sang 210 He was an in-and-outer..and this was one of his ‘out’ periods. 1952 Assoc. Press 8 Oct. Reynolds has 30 knockouts among his 52 victories but he has been an in-and-outer. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 53/3 There are a great many ‘in-and-outers’ who know mighty little of the art of breeding. 1967 Economist 5 Aug. 496/1 The British unfamiliarity with the American concept of ‘ins and outers’—men who alternate between private careers and public service. < as lemmas |
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