| 单词 | three-star |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthree-star three-star adj. having, displaying, bearing as insignia, or being designated by three stars as a mark of quality, rank, etc., usually in a four- or five-star grading system (see star n.1 9c(b), 9c(a)); spec. used to designate: (a) a good quality French brandy; (b) a highly-rated hotel or restaurant; (c) U.S. a lieutenant general (in rank below a general, above a major general); (d) a grade of petrol; (e) transferred anything of high quality or in a high degree characteristic; also elliptical as n., three-star brandy, petrol, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > mark of quality > [adjective] > of degree XX1837 three-star1879 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [adjective] > properties or characteristics premium1856 three-star1879 naphthous1885 paraffiny1902 propellant1919 pro-knock1927 high-octane1931 hi-octane1934 unleaded1934 monopropellant1949 nonleaded1955 super unleaded1978 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > brandy > [adjective] > quality three-star1879 five-star1899 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [adjective] > class or type of hotel three-star1879 long-stay1913 beachfront1921 five-star1934 1871 G. H. Lewes Let. 27 Aug. in Geo. Eliot Lett. (1955) V. 180 Will you meanwhile order for me from the Stores..3 bottles of Martorell's three stars Brandy at 5/-.] 1879 R. J. Atcherley Trip to Boërland ii. 32 In the up-country towns of the Transvaal..common brandy is retailed at 1s., and ‘Three Star’ at 1s. 6d. per glass. 1893 J. G. Wood Through Matabeleland 32 An Albany man..presented us with..a bottle of ‘Three-Star’ brandy. 1929 Amer. Speech 4 387 A little three-star Hennessey brought overland from Detroit. 1931 S. Cooke This Motoring xvii. 172 The..Lion at Guildford..is a typical three-star A.A. hotel. 1939 ‘F. O'Brien’ At Swim-Two-Birds i. 15 To all my friends forwarding 6d. and two S.A.E.'s I will present this three-star cast-iron plunger. 1944 Mod. Lang. Notes Dec. 526 Whereas once a sword, a ship, was given an epithet fit for a hero or a goddess, today a warrior is labelled in the manner of a manufactured product:..3-star general. 1960 Harper's Bazaar July 19/1 The number of three-star restaurants in France has just dropped from 11 to 10. This reduction has been effected by the Guide Michelin. 1968 Listener 28 Mar. 405/3 Courvoisier V.S.O.P., he croaked, none of your rotten Three Star. 1968 Listener 1 Aug. 159/3 To ask for..two gallons of three-star. 1973 J. Burrows Like Evening Gone xvii. 220 ‘I'd respect any decent woman.’ ‘What about Tamara Tayne?’ ‘That three star whore? That's a different category.’ 1973 H. Gilbert Hotels with Empty Rooms xiii. 114 He..poured himself a glass of three-star cognac. 1977 Air Mail Spring 45/2 (advt.) Six-berth luxury caravan for hire on three-star site with all amenities. 1977 A. Sampson Arms Bazaar xvii. 288 He is a stocky three-star general from Alabama..on his tie was a three-star tie pin. 1979 Country Life 13 Sept. 807/2 The typical three-star menu..of foie gras and truffles with everything... And still, in too many three-stars, foie gras with everything. 1982 S. Wilson Dealer's Wheels ix. 85 We filled up with three-star..and I went to check the oil and tyres. < as lemmas |
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