英语词汇“push broom”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

push broom n.

Brit.

/ˈpʊʃ bruːm/

/ˈpʊʃ brʊm/

U.S.

/ˈpʊʃ ˌbrum/

/ˈpʊʃ ˌbrʊm/

originally and chiefly North American a broom with a wide brush and a long handle that is pushed in front of the sweeper.

ΚΠ

1892 N.-Y. Evangelist 26 May 7/2 As the quality of the pavements improved, the use of a..‘push broom’ in the hands of a laborer, became a possibility.

1894 Washington Post 11 July 8/1 He asks..to put on four scraper men, one broomer from Four-and-a-half to Fifteenth streets, and one cart,..and also that each cart be provided with a push broom.

1955 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 30 June 5 (advt.) Push broom... Tough palmyra and tampico bristles.

2001 B. Weeks Curling for Dummies iii. 39 As the switch to push brooms took hold in Canada, ice conditions improved considerably, which led to better shot-making.

单词	push broom
释义	> as lemmas push broom push broom n. Brit. /ˈpʊʃ bruːm/ , /ˈpʊʃ brʊm/ , U.S. /ˈpʊʃ ˌbrum/ , /ˈpʊʃ ˌbrʊm/ originally and chiefly North American a broom with a wide brush and a long handle that is pushed in front of the sweeper. ΚΠ 1892 N.-Y. Evangelist 26 May 7/2 As the quality of the pavements improved, the use of a..‘push broom’ in the hands of a laborer, became a possibility. 1894 Washington Post 11 July 8/1 He asks..to put on four scraper men, one broomer from Four-and-a-half to Fifteenth streets, and one cart,..and also that each cart be provided with a push broom. 1955 Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel 30 June 5 (advt.) Push broom... Tough palmyra and tampico bristles. 2001 B. Weeks Curling for Dummies iii. 39 As the switch to push brooms took hold in Canada, ice conditions improved considerably, which led to better shot-making. extracted from push-comb. form < as lemmas
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