| 单词 | to do the block |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the block 22. Australian and New Zealand. With the. Frequently with capital initial. A street or area in a city or town in which it is fashionable to promenade. Frequently in to do the block: to promenade in such a street or area. Now historical.Originally with specific reference to a section of Collins Street in Melbourne; cf. quot. 1872. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > on foot [phrase] > leisurely or idly to do the block1869 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade maidan?1551 parado1612 promenade1648 mailc1660 esplanade1682 parade1697 outwalk1698 mall1710 alameda1717 paseo1832 walk1843 block1869 broadwalk1930 1868 Australasian (Melbourne) 6 June (Town ed.) 721/4 I was surprised to see so many people ‘doing the block’. 1872 J. H. Kerr Glimpses Life in Victoria 349 A certain portion of Collins Street, lined by the best drapers' and jewellers' shops..is known as ‘The Block’. 1916 J. B. Cooper Coo-oo-ee i. 14 When I go to town I'm crowded on the Block, I can't breathe. 1920 Greymouth (N.Z.) Evening Star 8 Mar. 6 The main thoroughfare is very short and very narrow, and it does not take long to ‘do the block’. 1991 Canberra Times 1 May 20/1 Promenading down Swanston Street had been a favourite pursuit in the 1800s and early 1900s, when the area was part of ‘The Block’ and ‘doing the Block’ was very fashionable. < as lemmas |
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