英语词汇“to be firing on all cylinders”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P3. to be firing on all cylinders (also to be firing on all four (etc.) cylinders): (of a motor vehicle) to be operating with maximum power, to be functioning at its best; (of a person or thing) to be performing at peak level, to be on top form.

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1914 Hudson Triangle (Detroit, Michigan) 10 Jan. 1/1 The remark is often made by the driver at such a time that..the car ‘is firing on all cylinders’.

1921 Wabash (Indiana) Plain Dealer 6 Aug. 3/3 When I finally hit a town that contained some regular doctors I'd let them..put me in such nice running order I'd be firing on all 12 cylinders at once.

1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Mar. 14/1 The postponement..has had the effect of causing a couple of them [sc. boxers] to feel that they might not be firing on all cylinders this week-end.

1967 Pop. Mech. Nov. 210/2 An engine that is not firing on all six or eight cylinders is prone to stalling.

2004 Nat. Health Nov. 3/2 Winter bugs usually strike when it's least convenient, so ensuring your immune system is firing on all four cylinders is essential.

单词	to be firing on all cylinders
释义	> as lemmas to be firing on all cylinders P3. to be firing on all cylinders (also to be firing on all four (etc.) cylinders): (of a motor vehicle) to be operating with maximum power, to be functioning at its best; (of a person or thing) to be performing at peak level, to be on top form. ΚΠ 1914 Hudson Triangle (Detroit, Michigan) 10 Jan. 1/1 The remark is often made by the driver at such a time that..the car ‘is firing on all cylinders’. 1921 Wabash (Indiana) Plain Dealer 6 Aug. 3/3 When I finally hit a town that contained some regular doctors I'd let them..put me in such nice running order I'd be firing on all 12 cylinders at once. 1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Mar. 14/1 The postponement..has had the effect of causing a couple of them [sc. boxers] to feel that they might not be firing on all cylinders this week-end. 1967 Pop. Mech. Nov. 210/2 An engine that is not firing on all six or eight cylinders is prone to stalling. 2004 Nat. Health Nov. 3/2 Winter bugs usually strike when it's least convenient, so ensuring your immune system is firing on all four cylinders is essential. extracted from firev.¹ < as lemmas
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