英语词汇“long-jawed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

long-jawed adj. (a) having a long jaw; (also) having an unhappy or exaggeratedly solemn facial expression; (b) (Nautical and Rope-making) (of rope) consisting of loosely twisted strands, esp. as the result of being put under great strain; (now rare); = soft-laid at laid adj. b.

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1729 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide 305 The former Cannon..will not yet serve for an Horse that is long jawed and has a large Tongue.

1771 M. Latter Pro & Con 25 The hypocritical Imposters of puritanic Patriotism dropped the long-jawed Mask of solemn Sadness, and resumed..the Countenance of Joy.

1843 United Service Mag. Mar. 363 The compositions of adepts in diplomacy, may be likened to ‘long-jawed’ rope, which, from its pliability, will coil both ways.

1885 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 2/2 The dainty, long-jawed beings which in the Soudan were called ‘lady-fish’.

1908 L. Fairman Blue Calf 37 My sister's oldest boy, Sam, is as solemn, sober and long-jawed a youth as you could find in a Sabbath day's journey.

1913 Plymouth Products June 7 This sailmaker's rope..was laid extremely soft—i.e., with the strands twisted together rather loosely, or, as a rope-maker would say, ‘long jawed’.

1962 G. L. Danton Theory & Pract. Seamanship xvi. 434 A kink which is about to develop should never be pulled out, otherwise the rope is long-jawed and permanently damaged.

2014 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 16 Feb. 8 g When it comes to alligators, your host knows just where to look, and he'll steer the boat extra close to the long-jawed inhabitants.

单词	long-jawed
释义	> as lemmas long-jawed long-jawed adj. (a) having a long jaw; (also) having an unhappy or exaggeratedly solemn facial expression; (b) (Nautical and Rope-making) (of rope) consisting of loosely twisted strands, esp. as the result of being put under great strain; (now rare); = soft-laid at laid adj. b. ΚΠ 1729 R. Bradley Gentleman & Farmer's Guide 305 The former Cannon..will not yet serve for an Horse that is long jawed and has a large Tongue. 1771 M. Latter Pro & Con 25 The hypocritical Imposters of puritanic Patriotism dropped the long-jawed Mask of solemn Sadness, and resumed..the Countenance of Joy. 1843 United Service Mag. Mar. 363 The compositions of adepts in diplomacy, may be likened to ‘long-jawed’ rope, which, from its pliability, will coil both ways. 1885 Daily Tel. 25 Sept. 2/2 The dainty, long-jawed beings which in the Soudan were called ‘lady-fish’. 1908 L. Fairman Blue Calf 37 My sister's oldest boy, Sam, is as solemn, sober and long-jawed a youth as you could find in a Sabbath day's journey. 1913 Plymouth Products June 7 This sailmaker's rope..was laid extremely soft—i.e., with the strands twisted together rather loosely, or, as a rope-maker would say, ‘long jawed’. 1962 G. L. Danton Theory & Pract. Seamanship xvi. 434 A kink which is about to develop should never be pulled out, otherwise the rope is long-jawed and permanently damaged. 2014 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 16 Feb. 8 g When it comes to alligators, your host knows just where to look, and he'll steer the boat extra close to the long-jawed inhabitants. extracted from longadj.¹n.¹ < as lemmas
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