| 单词 | sharp-elbowed |
| 释义 | > as lemmassharp-elbowed sharp-elbowed adj. (a) having or characterized by pointed or bony elbows; (b) figurative that pushes or tends to push others out of the way; aggressively or unpleasantly self-assertive. ΚΠ 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion 12 Dire faces, figures dire, sharp-knee'd, sharp-elbowed, and lean-ankled too. View more context for this quotation 1862 Daily News 1 July 5/6 Those sturdy-limbed and sharp-elbowed visitors who squeeze into this centre of manufacturing processes, come away highly satisfied with the display set before them. 1909 Postville (Iowa) Rev. 28 May Breathing room was at a premium. Henrietta held her own against a sharp-elbowed woman with two restless children and a commercial traveler who vowed he'd get out first if it took a leg. 1911 S. Spottiswoode Her Husband's Country vii. 342 ‘Das ewig Weibliche’ is a conception these sharp-elbowed, sharp-tongued Englishwomen do not understand. 1997 ‘N. Roberts’ Sanctuary (1998) vi. 85 He remembered her as a skinny, sharp-elbowed girl. 2014 New Yorker 12 May 20/1 Sharp-elbowed nonnas shopping for Sunday supper. < as lemmas |
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