单词 | life-destroying |
释义 | > as lemmaslife-destroying life-destroying adj. ΚΠ a1600 in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) II. 437 More strong then life-destroying death. 1767 W. Harte Amaranth 147 Acrid juices, scent annoying;—Corrósive crow-feet choak the plains, And hemlock strip'd with lurid stains, And luscious mandrakes, life-destroying. 1813 C. Lamb in Philanthropist 3 50 Draughts of life-destroying wine. 2007 Sunday Times (Nexis) 9 Dec. 17 You get children barely out of nappies fretting about their adorable little-girl shapes and mistaking baby podge for hideous, terrible, life-destroying fat. < as lemmas |
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