单词 | power-tripping |
释义 | power-trippingn. The action of engaging in a power trip. ΚΠ 1971 Appleton Post 30 Apr. a7/3 No Moses has yet arrived with a new set of Commandments. And even if he did, he would undoubtedly be put down for ego tripping or power tripping. 1995 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 9 Sept. a9/5 Today there is..a consensus that sexual power-tripping isn't just a private or a personal peccadillo. 2004 Austral. Mag. (Nexis) 28 Feb. 36 Power-tripping, no matter how benevolent or for the Ultimate Good, may only disrupt your current flow of cosmic Luck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). power-trippingadj. That engages in a power trip. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] > pursuing or desiring power Alexandrian1827 power-lusting1836 power-seeking1855 empire-building1856 Alexandrine1872 power-hungry1914 power-tripping1970 1970 Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 5 Aug. b1/6 Those were power-tripping hippies who used Satan's name to justify insane acts of cruelty and cannibalism. 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. c12/3 You learn..how to handle the tight-lipped, power-tripping emergency room nurse. 2000 J. Goodwin Danny Boy i. 13 I'll pay the power-tripping bastard for this one day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971adj.1970 |
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