| 单词 | starting line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarting line starting line n. a real or imaginary line used to mark the place from which a race starts; also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting or finishing mark > starting mark score1513 starting place1570 goal1589 barrier1600 lists1601 starting post1631 scratch1772 starting line1812 mark1887 start line1908 gate1928 mobile1969 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair iv. xxxvii. 87 By Jove, they both have reach'd the base together, Gain'd is the starting-line, yet gain'd the race hath neither! 1880 G. C. Davies Pract. Boat Sailing 136 The yachts have all sail set and are under weigh, but have to keep behind the starting line. 1898 Morning Post 8 Sept. 6/1 When at nine o'clock the Southern Army began to move across its starting line it offered a splendid spectacle. 1905 Times of India 6 Feb. 7/2 General Stackelberg..had the Hun River valley..for his starting line. 1920 Isis 13 Oct. 2/2 Ten yards is allotted each side of the starting line in which to pass the baton to the next competitor. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio x. 173 Anything but sheer surrealism was doomed to remain stickily on the starting-line. 1974 Howard Jrnl. 14 84 In a meritocratic society those whose powers of oral and written expression are extremely limited are left at the starting line in the race for social status. 2002 L. Callahan Fitness Factor ii. 13 Joanne was making two common mistakes that had to be corrected before she could even get to the starting line of a successful exercise program. 2012 S. Large Crazy Enough vii. 81 Ten two-man boats lined up at the starting line. < as lemmas |
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