| 单词 | page turner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspage turner page turner n. (a) a person who turns the pages of a book, musician's score, etc.; (b) a (mechanical) device for turning the pages of a book; (c) figurative a very engrossing or readable book. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > mechanical device for turning pages page turner1951 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > page-turner page turner1951 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > readable page turner1951 1951 Q. Rev. Biol. 26 454/1 The worth of this sort of presentation is problematical, for the vast range of ideas and facts covered is scarcely accessible except to a very patient page-turner. 1969 Daily Tel. 11 Aug. 18/3 The page-turner, made of plywood, plastic toy gears and commonplace lamp batteries, operates with the user's suck or blow a miniature electrical device. 1971 Life 7 May 20/2 The Exorcist [is] a page-turner par excellence. 1976 Washington Post 19 Apr. C5/1 The last time I saw her she was up on that stage without an orchestra; just herself, the piano player, and the page turner. 1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 23 Aug. 23/1 This novel, for all its philosophical provocation and literary merit, is also an unabashed, read-until-dawn page turner. < as lemmas |
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