| 单词 | a losing streak |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(on) a losing (or winning) streak b. A temporary run (of luck). In (on) a losing (or winning) streak, (experiencing) a series of losses (or wins). Hence, a series (of games, etc.) of a specified kind. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > course or spell of run1782 streak1843 purple patch1912 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > a spell of bad luck run1673 streak1843 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > sequence of wins or losses box hand1793 run1823 streak1843 trot1911 1843 Knickerbocker 21 303 I had ‘struck a streak of bad luck’. 1865 ‘M. Twain’ in Harte & ‘Twain’ Sk. Sixties (1926) 205 There never was a bad James in the Sunday-school books that had such a streak of luck as this sinful Jim. 1869 B. Harte Luck of Roaring Camp 31 We've had a streak of bad luck since we left Poker Flat. 1882 Poker; how to play it 94 The player in this seat should not come in..under a pair of court cards, unless he happens to be in a streak of good luck. 1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 114 He said he found luck did come in these queer streaks. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch xi. 233 But what's a new hat against a losing streak or a batting slump? 1950 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 30 Apr. d. 6/2 Last year's edition of the Indians set one of the hottest paces in the league before folding with a long losing streak. 1963 A. Baron Lowlife xi. 107 The old song inside my head, don't be mad, don't walk out of a winning streak. 1967 Boston Globe 5 Apr. 51/5 It is also fair enough to figure the 76ers will end the Celtics' streak of eight straight National Basketball Assn. titles. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 35/6 Toronto Marlboros snapped Montreal Junior Canadiens' unbeaten streak at 10 games. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. 17/2 Ed Giacomin's shutout goaltending..ended Montreal's National Hockey League winning streak. 1972 ‘H. Carmichael’ Naked to Grave xvi. 183 Mrs Davey won quite a lot of money... She said something to him about Mrs Davey's winning streak. 1973 G. Moffat Deviant Death ix. 125 The police were on a losing streak and they knew it. The questions were just form. 1976 New Yorker 15 Nov. 162/1 ‘We're on a winning streak. We're on a hot roll,’ one city official said happily last summer, during the triumphal series of events that began with Operation Sail and extended through other local Bicentennial celebrations. 1976 Cumberland News 3 Dec. Gilsland's Station Hotel team, playing in the Irthing Valley Sunday League, are still in a winning streak. 1980 Times 19 Feb. 11/5 Their winning streak includes the Boat Race record. < as lemmas |
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