| 单词 | shoe-shine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshoe-shine shoe-shine n. (also shoeshine) originally and chiefly U.S. a polish given to shoes, esp. by a shoe-shiner; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning shoes > [noun] boot-cleaning1838 boot-blacking1866 shine1871 shoe-blacking1902 shoe-shine1911 1911 H. P. Fairchild Greek Immigration to U.S. vii. 127 In 1904 there were but three shoe-shine parlors in the hands of Greeks in the city. 1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 29 Oct. Cecil, the Negro shoe shine boy at the City barber shop, has organized a band. 1957 New Yorker 5 Oct. 35/1 President Romano,..resting tensely in his shirtsleeves, getting a shoeshine. 1958 X. Fielding Corsair Country i. 20 Where's the nobility in..these importunate shoe-shine boys? 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 21 Feb. 4/2 Complaints about the all-female shoeshine parlors in Salt Lake City may diminish... The commissioners said that the parlors..must not allow the shoe shiners to mingle with the customers or sit on their laps. < as lemmas |
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