| 单词 | three-pipe problem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthree-pipe problem three-pipe problem n. a problem which requires considerable thought (for the duration of the smoking of three pipes of tobacco). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] > especially difficult nut1540 problem1543 enigma1609 three-pipe problem1891 Chinese puzzle1895 monkey-puzzle1902 1891 A. Conan Doyle in Strand Mag. Aug. 197/2 It is quite a three-pipe problem, and I beg that you won't speak to me for fifty minutes. 1976 Lancet 20 Nov. 1131/2 Appraising and comparing the effectiveness of what we do has certainly up to now proved to be what Sherlock Holmes would have called ‘a 3-pipe problem’. < as lemmas |
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