单词 | at full bore |
释义 | > as lemmasat full bore at full bore: at full capacity; at maximum strength or speed. Cf. sense C.Cf. numerous similar expressions such as at full blast at blast n.1 4c, at full lick at lick n. 6, (at) full pelt at pelt n.2 3a, (at) full split at split n.1 4a, at full tilt at tilt n.2 Additions, etc. ΚΠ 1851 Artizan Aug. 181/2 ‘A supply of water’..may mean either a charge running at full bore, or a mere dribble. 1872 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 19 Apr. 461/2 In one case, the gas was discovered discharging at full bore ‘from an eight-inch main’. 1938 ‘N. Shute’ Kindling v. 103 The yard employed three thousand men when it was working at full bore. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo iii. 48 When one of the mums discovered that her children were missing she came back through the grass at full bore. 2003 Environmental Health Perspectives 111 A220/1 When personal watercraft are on the water, they typically are ridden at full-bore. < as lemmas |
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