单词 | jackrabbit running |
释义 | > as lemmasjackrabbit running b. attributive, with the sense ‘reminiscent of a jackrabbit running; fast, quick’, as jackrabbit acceleration, jackrabbit running, jackrabbit speed, etc. ΚΠ 1910 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 22 May iii. 3/1 Strunk has jackrabbit speed and covers as much ground as any center fielder in the country. 1911 Amer. Lumberman 13 May 35/3 I know that such a jackrabbit pace in reading is a vile intellectual habit. 1936 Times 27 Apr. 6/1 The jack-rabbit running of H. Lind, the intelligent ubiquity of D. A. Thom, and the great pace of R. W. Dunn were only three of the things that made London Scottish dangerous. 2001 W. Schultz Org. Suburbanite ix. 69/2 Aggressive driving habits such as jack-rabbit acceleration or excessive speed can increase fuel consumption by as much as 50 percent. < as lemmas |
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