单词 | scots mist |
释义 | > as lemmasScots mist Scots mist = Scotch mist n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun] > very wet mist Scottish mist1589 Scotch mist1639 Scots mist1648 dag- 1648 (title) The Scots mist, Yet gathering To wet English-men to the skinne. 1718 Tales of Tories 13 We came to Kelso half drowned with the Rain that fell, which the People call a Scots Mist. 1828 London Lit. Gaz. 12 Jan. 20/2 A Scots mist comes over the hills, and all sporting is at an end. 1915–9 J. Buchan Nelson's Hist. War XX. cxli. 107 It rained incessantly—sometimes clearing to a drizzle or a Scots mist, but relapsing into a downpour on any day fixed for our attack. 2006 Geelong (Austral.) Advertiser (Nexis) 6 June 35 The occasional patches of Scots mist helped keep participants cool as they tackled the 3.8km undulating course. < as lemmas |
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