单词 | sun-worshipping |
释义 | > as lemmassun-worshipping sun-worshipping adj. (a) that worships the sun; (b) figurative that enjoys basking in the sun; that sunbathes.Sense (b) is now the usual sense. ΚΠ 1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. III. viii. 163 It was very difficult for the Spaniards to ascertain who the first sun-worshipping Incas really were. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. xviii. 384 The sun-worshipping Comanches, preparing for the war-path, will place their weapons betimes on the east side of the lodge to receive the sun's first rays. 1966 C. Simpson Viking Circle 180 I kept coming on these sun-worshipping girls, and asked several of these comely sunners if I could photograph them. 1991 A. Nikiforuk Fourth Horseman v. 75 The only sun-worshipping Mound-builders of any significance left were the warlike Natchez, who wore tattoos like war medals. 2015 Sunday Times (Nexis) 17 May (Travel section) 16 Secret Bay is an ideal base for sun-worshipping spouses, with its tidy treehouses and sandy cove. < as lemmas |
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