| 单词 | river queen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriver queen river queen n. (frequently with capital initials) something regarded as the finest of its type on a river; (originally and chiefly U.S.) spec. (a name for) a riverboat.Best known as the name of the presidential boat during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln (1860–5). ΚΠ 1834 F. D. Hemans Water-lily in Scenes & Hymns of Life 237 Oh! beautiful thou art, Thou..stately River-Queen. 1867 E. Lazarus Poems & Transl. 16 The sweet river queens, Are so dazzlingly fair. 1872 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 26 Aug. She immediately returned to Detroit, arriving on Friday noon in tow of the tug River Queen. 1953 D. Grubb Night of Hunter ii. 148 Up river—beyond the hills—the faint soft voice of the old river queen sounded for the bend. 2002 W. C. Harris in G. Borritt Lincoln Enigma vii. 122 On March 23 the president left Washington on the River Queen amidst speculation that he was going to seek an end to the war. < as lemmas |
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