| 单词 | shouting distance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshouting distance shouting distance n. = hailing-distance at hailing n. Compounds; chiefly in to be within shouting distance (of) (also figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [noun] > limit of distance or reach > of specific sound whisper-shot1863 shouting distance1930 1930 E. H. Young Miss Mole iii. 29 She must be within shouting distance of the rich old gentleman who was going to leave her a fortune. 1958 L. A. G. Strong Light above Lake 11 This is not to say that..O'Hara was an angel, or within shouting distance of one. 1961 Guardian 20 Jan. 22/7 Different ways of making..thermo-nuclear weapons cheaply are already within shouting distance. 1977 R. Gadney Champagne Marxist xiii. 83 I'll station two men outside... One will be within shouting distance. < as lemmas |
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