单词 | quick-falling |
释义 | > as lemmasquick-falling quick-falling adj. ΚΠ 1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid I. vi. 283 Rapid it flies, ascending in its Flight, And, whilst it seems quick-falling, grows in Height. 1788 New Vocal Enchantress 159 We mark the first fall of the quick-falling leaf. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Œnone in Poems (new ed.) 61 Quick falling dew Of fruitful kisses. 1940 Winnipeg Free Press 17 Aug. (Mag.) 3/3 Neither was it original to work late into the quick-falling, chilly dusks. 2003 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Apr. k1 The quick-falling rain had nowhere to run but into the house. < as lemmas |
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