| 单词 | slow puncture |
| 释义 | > as lemmasslow puncture slow puncture n. Chiefly British, Irish English, and South African a puncture from which the air escapes gradually and often imperceptibly; (also figurative) something which causes a gradual decline or loss of momentum. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > a hole bored, pierced, or perforated > accidental hole allowing escape of air puncture1893 slow puncture1896 1896 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 1 Oct. 3/2 The pieces of glass have been driven over so much territory and ground so fine that slow punctures are caused. 1936 Times 11 June 14/3 In the beginning this comedy, fully inflated, bounces to the joy of all beholders, and the ‘slow’ puncture is not even suspected. 1958 E. Newby Short Walk in Hindu Kush xviii. 217 Our airbeds had slow punctures and the ground was hard. 1983 Financial Times 21 Mar. 14/3 Japan's world-dominating motorcycle industry has developed a slow puncture. 2019 Independent (Nexis) 4 Aug. There is no fuel in the car, and there is a slow puncture in at least three of the tyres. < as lemmas |
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