单词 | running place |
释义 | > as lemmasrunning place c. attributive, with the sense ‘at or on which a person (or animal) runs’, as running path, running place, running track, running way, etc. ΚΠ OE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Corpus Cambr.) v. vi. 398 We becomon on anne smeðne feld & rumne; & wæs efne ærnignweg [eOE Tanner ærneweg]. Þa ongunnon þa geongan biddan þone bisscop..þæt he him alyfde þæt hi ærnan moston & cunnian hwylc hyra swiftust hors hæfde. lOE Bounds (Sawyer 517) in M. Gelling Place-names Berks. (1976) III. 761 Of bricweg on ærnincgweg. Of ærningewege on meosdene. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Curriculum, a shorte space of tyme. Also a runnynge place. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) A fine running place. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. vii. 234 They put us in mind of the Hippodrom, or Running-place for Horses. 1832 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Dec. 199 The experiment of a closed track, however, was successfully tried..—the most perfect order was kept, and not a man intruded on the running track. 1852 Bell's Life in London 21 Mar. 7/1 The grounds have been well attended during the week, and the running path has been in excellent order. 1912 Teachers College Rec. May 65 The smoothly packed snow affords an excellent running place. 1933 S. Griffiths Rolling Stone on Turf 2 The flatites after each race used to swarm on to the running-track in order to get a close view of the weighing out of jockeys. 1988 Age (Melbourne) 29 Dec. 18/4 There was a time when the Tan was Melbourne's best running venue. 2003 Sneak 2 Sept. 62/3 Sneak 's looking forward to seeing buff boy Harvey getting all sweaty on the running track. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。