单词 | ten-to-two |
释义 | > as lemmasten-to-two ten-to-two n. a position of the hands or feet resembling that of the hands of a clock at ten minutes to two, esp. a position of the hands on the steering-wheel of a car; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > [noun] > position of ten-to-two1961 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > position of hands on wheel ten-to-two1961 1961 C. H. D. Todd Pop. Whippet iv. 68 It stands with its feet at ‘ten to two’. 1962 Which? Car Suppl. Apr. 55/2 The steering wheel was..rather high. This made a ‘ten-to-two’ hand position uncomfortable after a time. 1974 Drive Autumn 26/2 We found the square wheel made it difficult for drivers to hold the rim in the ten-to-two position they are taught to adopt. < as lemmas |
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