英语词汇“not to turn a hair”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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not to turn a hair

P14. not to turn a hair: literal of a horse, not to show sweat by the roughening of his hair; figurative not to show any sign of being discomposed, ruffled, or affected by exertion.

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a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. vii. 86 Hot! he [sc. a horse] had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church.

1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel xviii. 173 When I tried her with a lot of little dodges..she never turned a hair—as the sporting people say.

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单词	not to turn a hair
释义	> as lemmas not to turn a hair P14. not to turn a hair: literal of a horse, not to show sweat by the roughening of his hair; figurative not to show any sign of being discomposed, ruffled, or affected by exertion. ΚΠ a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) I. vii. 86 Hot! he [sc. a horse] had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church. View more context for this quotation 1897 R. D. Blackmore Dariel xviii. 173 When I tried her with a lot of little dodges..she never turned a hair—as the sporting people say. extracted from hairn. < as lemmas
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