| 单词 | starting gate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarting gate starting gate n. Sport (originally Australian) a restraining structure incorporating a barrier that is raised or pushed aside at the start of a race, esp. in horse racing and skiing, to ensure a simultaneous start for all competitors or to ensure consistent timing of each competitor; also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > point from which individuals timed starting gate1893 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > starting-point starting gate1893 tape1957 1893 Argus (Melbourne) 16 Aug. 10/5 It is the intention of the Oakleigh Racing Club to use the starting-gate publicly for the first time at their meeting on Friday next. 1896 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 26 Feb. 4/7 The Australian starting gate will be used on the courses. 1930 Times 24 Mar. 4/2 Numbered saddle cloths, the starting-gate, and the totalisator are among the reforms which came from them. 1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics i. 31 When racing chariots have rushed from the starting-gate. 1954 N.Y. Times 21 Mar. (Sports section) 3/8 Despite a fall at the starting gate, Reddish covered the 1.7 mile course with a 2,800 drop in 2:46:4. 1971 Language 47 5 Acceptance of this very general position..does little more than put one in the proper starting gate. 1976 New Yorker 8 Mar. 105/1 Mount Sterling stumbled coming out of the starting gate, unseating his rider, Maple. 2006 D. G. Schwartz Roll Bones xvi. 371 They..used technology, including improved starting gates and photo-finish cameras, to make races fairer. < as lemmas |
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