| 单词 | back stretch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasback stretch b. home-stretch: see home stretch n. back stretch = back-straight n. at back- comb. form 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > course or track > parts of run-in1799 quarter-stretch1830 home run1833 hurdle1833 back stretch1839 home stretch1841 straight1846 last lap1848 straightaway1878 home straight1880 stretch1895 back-straight1905 the wall1974 1839 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 2 Apr. 2/2 He went to work himself, soon passed the old black, made all sorts of a brush while rounding the last turn and commencing the back stretch. 1868 H. Woodruff & C. J. Foster Trotting Horse Amer. xii. 122 On the back-stretch..Mr. Duffy asked me if I could ride it out without tiring. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xv. 237 He was speeding her on the back stretch. 1931 Daily Express 21 Sept. 11/5 Box stalls were built around the walls, while in other parts of the ballroom were reproduced in miniature the back stretch and the home stretch of the track. 1933 Boys' Mag. 47 119/2 He shot by a little group of runners, and in the backstretch was hard upon the heels of the four leaders. 1948 Life 21 June 32 (caption) Dewey, Taft and Stassen will get away fast, but watch out for Dark Horse Vandenberg on the backstretch. 1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 21/4 The jock had to check her twice on the backstretch. < as lemmas |
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