单词 | to churn out |
释义 | > as lemmasto churn out 3. to churn out: figurative (used esp. of writing etc., of great volume and unimpressive quality): to produce ‘mechanically’. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [verb (transitive)] > produce or bring forth > with ease, speed, or success, or in large quantities whip1611 to work off1653 to hit off1700 dispatchc1710 to throw off1724 to run off1759 to turn off1825 to turn out1847 to run out1872 to churn out1912 proliferate1912 slug1925 whomp1955 gurgitate1963 1912 R. Brooke Let. Apr.–May (1968) 377 Occasional calls on Dudley, who is always churning out things on his typewriter. 1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air iii. i. 179 You know the line of talk. These chaps can churn it out by the hour. Just like a gramophone. 1952 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 25 Oct. Nor is there any doubt at all that ‘Limelight’ is preferable to the vast majority of pictures churned out by Hollywood each year. 1963 Times 6 Mar. 15/3 The churning out of literature from the office they run which does nothing but cause bitterness between us. 1966 Listener 17 Mar. 393/1 Many painters at that age are content to..churn out tired replicas of the glories of their youth. < as lemmas |
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