单词 | old liner |
释义 | > as lemmasold liner old liner n. originally and chiefly U.S. a traditionalist; a conservative. ΚΠ 1851 N.-Y. Daily Times 15 Oct. 2/4 The Convention was nearly equally divided between the Old Liners and the Coalitionists. 1884 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 25 Sept. 2/2 The old-liners appear to be out of the fight. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xxix. 493 I didn't expect any cordiality..but..they classed us with the old-liners. 1994 Asian Surv. 34 272 It is easier to foresee a power struggle between the old liners and more liberal-minded, pragmatic groups than a stable future for the Jong Il regime. < as lemmas |
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