| 单词 | summer folks |
| 释义 | > as lemmassummer folks (i) Designating persons who reside in a locality (esp. a village or town in the countryside, at the seaside, etc.) only during the summer. Chiefly with the second element in plural, as summer folks, summer guests, summer people, etc. Now chiefly U.S.Some of the more established compounds of this type are treated separately at Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [adjective] > visiting for summer summer1724 grockle1964 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [adjective] > type of holiday-maker or tourist summer1724 weekending1932 1724 D. Defoe Fortunate Mistress 35 Let it out to Lodgings, for the Summer Gentry. 1828 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 17 Sept. A number of citizens, summer residents and visitants. 1889 W. D. Howells Hazard New Fortunes I. 135 She frankly gave up her house to the summer-folks (as they call them in the country). 1892 12th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1891–2 139 To these more prominent places may be added a multitude of..attractive homes to the summer guest. 1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xxxiii. 286 Our friend had met quite a number of the ‘summer people’. 1977 New Yorker 10 Oct. 112/3 He is the native by the side of the road who, having been called stupid by the summer person exasperated at his inability to provide directions to Portland, says, ‘Mebbee, but at least I ain't lost.’ 1980 J. Coates Sentimental Educ. 124 She belonged to the town—she was not one of the summer people. 2001 Islands Nov. 81/2 In the winter, after the summer guests leave, it's just me, my family, my dogs, and the galloping ghost. < as lemmas |
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