单词 | seven dwarfs |
释义 | > as lemmasseven dwarfs seven dwarfs n. (also with capital initials) a group of seven people, organizations, etc., esp. one in a supporting or subordinate position.With humorous reference to the German fairy tale of Snow White, recorded by the Brothers Grimm in the early 19th cent. and popularized by the Walt Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. ΚΠ 1938 Air Trails Oct. 16/2 Popularly known as the ‘Seven Dwarfs’, these asbestos-garbed men carry out a ‘rescue’ such as the one staged here in ten minutes. 1965 N.Y. Herald Tribune 3 Jan. iii. 1/1 The stocks of IBM and the ‘seven dwarfs’, as its competitors are known, are trading at or near their lows of the year. 2011 Sunday Star-Times (N.Z.) (Nexis) 11 Dec. 14 Of course he [sc. a returning politician] comes with his seven dwarfs in tow, and they have already started causing problems. < as lemmas |
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