| 单词 | surefire |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurefire surefire adj. colloquial (originally U.S.) (a) designating a reliable or accurate firearm; spec. designating a gun which reliably discharges blanks, used as a stage prop (now rare); (b) (usually in extended use) certain to succeed or attain the desired end, guaranteed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > certain to succeed unfailingc1400 unfailablea1525 indefectible1659 infallible1711 indefeatablea1754 surefire1838 undisappointable1871 sure-shot1895 slam dunk1980 1838 Southern Literary Messenger Aug. 489/2 ‘Is your old firelock in prime order?’ ‘Aye..she is sure fire.’ 1846 L. A. Morrell Amer. Shepherd App. 431 The best remedy for this disease is, first, paring the hoofs closely,..[etc.]. This is ‘sure fire’. 1912 Variety 18 May 8/2 The Rev. William Sunday (Billy) the evangelist or sure-fire evangelist, has done one of the worst ‘financial flops’ in the history of his travels. 1929 Billboard 22 June 12/4 [The show] opens with a bang from a sure-fire revolver. 1930 D. Mackail How Amusing 68 I don't say it was new, but it was a sure-fire laugh. 1930 D. Canfield Deepening Stream 61 Daily she heard Mrs. Whitlock sticking little pins of ironic comment into..the phrases which he had always counted as sure-fire. 1983 Listener 16 June 8/1 The search for a sure-fire hit in American network television engages thousands of minds and millions of dollars every year. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales ii. 45 The Tarzan Trail Adventure Playground is a surefire winner with young visitors. < as lemmas |
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