英语词汇“soft class”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. Chiefly in Russian and Chinese contexts: designating the highest class of accommodation available on a train, esp. a sleeper; first-class; (also) of or relating to this class of accommodation. Chiefly in soft class (frequently used attributively or adverbially). Cf. earlier soft adv. 1c, hard adj. 1c(b).Used with reference to the upholstered seats in such accommodation.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon > types of carriage or compartment

first class1821

stand-up1839

non-smoking1851

soft1928

no smoking1973

1928 Cook's Continental Timetable 15 May 102 Sleeping car of direct communication, soft and hard class.

1930 Gen. Mag. & Hist. Chron. (Univ. Pennsylvania) Oct. 37 Most fast Russian trains making overnight trips are provided with two kinds of sleeping accommodations, known as ‘hard’ class and ‘soft’ class berths. ‘Hard’ class berths are not furnished with a soft mattress, while ‘soft’ class berths are.

1932 Week-end Rev. 9 July 62/2 For the supplement of £3 on the trip travellers may go ‘soft’ class, where upholstered seats and arrangements similar to the ‘couchettes’ on the Continental trains are provided.

1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches (1951) i. iii. 39 In the train I found myself in a ‘soft’ compartment with three senior..officers of the Red Army.

1978 G. E. Newby Big Red Train Ride ii. 22 We now took a closer look at our deluxe, ‘soft-class’ compartment.

2007 P. P. Thomson Sacred Sea xiii. 137 We're traveling the Russian version of first class, what's known here as Soft class.

单词	soft class
释义	> as lemmas soft class c. Chiefly in Russian and Chinese contexts: designating the highest class of accommodation available on a train, esp. a sleeper; first-class; (also) of or relating to this class of accommodation. Chiefly in soft class (frequently used attributively or adverbially). Cf. earlier soft adv. 1c, hard adj. 1c(b).Used with reference to the upholstered seats in such accommodation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon > types of carriage or compartment first class1821 stand-up1839 non-smoking1851 soft1928 no smoking1973 1928 Cook's Continental Timetable 15 May 102 Sleeping car of direct communication, soft and hard class. 1930 Gen. Mag. & Hist. Chron. (Univ. Pennsylvania) Oct. 37 Most fast Russian trains making overnight trips are provided with two kinds of sleeping accommodations, known as ‘hard’ class and ‘soft’ class berths. ‘Hard’ class berths are not furnished with a soft mattress, while ‘soft’ class berths are. 1932 Week-end Rev. 9 July 62/2 For the supplement of £3 on the trip travellers may go ‘soft’ class, where upholstered seats and arrangements similar to the ‘couchettes’ on the Continental trains are provided. 1949 F. Maclean Eastern Approaches (1951) i. iii. 39 In the train I found myself in a ‘soft’ compartment with three senior..officers of the Red Army. 1978 G. E. Newby Big Red Train Ride ii. 22 We now took a closer look at our deluxe, ‘soft-class’ compartment. 2007 P. P. Thomson Sacred Sea xiii. 137 We're traveling the Russian version of first class, what's known here as Soft class. extracted from softadj. < as lemmas
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