| 单词 | semaphorically |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌsemaˈphorically ˌsemaˈphorically adv. by means of semaphore; in a semaphoric manner. ΚΠ 1824 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 1st Ser. I. 133 Having worked himself semaphorically for half an hour, our hero gave up all hope of making himself understood. 1893 Irish World & Amer. Industr. Liberator 6 May 1/6 The British Admiral semaphorically remarked to the Yankee Admiral:—‘Allow me to congratulate you on the successful anchoring of so large and heterogeneous a fleet.’ 1967 G. Gould Let. 12 Apr. (1992) 100 I have never been able to play the piano without gesturing semaphorically toward an imaginary horde of sidemen. 2007 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 July 23 Is this just another ‘nice’ adventure series aimed at..reassuring us, semaphorically, that the country is in the very best of hands? < as lemmas |
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