| 单词 | milepost |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmilepost milepost n. a marker indicating the route and often distance to another point (frequently one of a series, regularly spaced); spec. a point or marker one mile from the finish of a race, etc.; figurative, an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > milestone or post mile mark1610 milliary1610 milestonea1746 milepost1768 mile marker1962 1768 in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1907) 2 317 As we returned (besides the Mile Posts) we erected Marks on the Tops of all the High Ridges. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 50 Beal headed Wood at every mile-post. 1899 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 752/2 The mileposts they set up on the road to better things will guide another generation to the goal, however the present may go astray. 1926 G. Ade Let. 29 Aug. (1973) 107 The day in 1894 when the editor put me in charge of a department was an important mile post. 1954 R. D. Burnell Oxf. & Cambr. Boat Race vi. 116 Cambridge led at once... At the Mile Post they led by seven seconds. 1987 G. Turner Sea & Summer 165 That recession was a historical milepost. < as lemmas |
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