单词 | row upon row |
释义 | > as lemmasrow upon (also on) row b. row upon (also on) row: (esp. with reference to position) line by line; in rows; many rows of something. ΚΠ 1696 J. Lead Fountain of Gardens 174 Carried up thou must be in thy Spirit, not only to see in Vision, or in bare Idea's these Stones of Glory, but to have them put upon thee, as thy Breast-plate, row upon row. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 80 Through the breathing harvest, row on row, Appears the tedded grain. 1840 R. Browning Sordello vi. 448 With guarders row on row, Gay swarms of varletry that come and go. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 3 Above them did they see the terraced way, And over that the vine-stocks, row on row. 1915 J. McCrae in Punch 8 Dec. 468/3 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row. 1956 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxi. 305 It was almost an uncanny experience to enter the deserted Chanel building, to walk past row upon row of display stalls long since covered with dust sheets. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 30 Apr. 12/2 This could be Marrakech: row upon row of raw meat, and fresh fruit, and flies and umbrellas and clothes. < as lemmas |
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