英语词汇“to ride on the back of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to ride on the back of and variants: (figurative) to steer, control; to be mounted upon, to be carried by. Hence: to gain (unearned) advantage or aggrandizement from; to capitalize on the work or success of (cf. on the back of at back n.¹ Additions).

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1595 W. Covell Polimanteia sig. V3 Hauing obtained Corinth, hee shall after come to ride vpon the backe of Greece.

1647 Armies Letanie sig. A2^v From riding on the backs of higher Powers,..Libera nos.

1740 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 1741 Lying rides upon Debt's back.

1781 J. Coltman Every Man's Monitor 67 He that rides on the back of pride, will certainly be cast headlong into hell.

1865 J. Heiton Old World & Young World i. 13 Fashion..—that merry imp who rides on the back of our cold prudence.

1921 P. Maxwell Third of Life iv. 30 His pride, riding on the back of his poverty, brought him many a snub and affront in those meagre days.

1952 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 66 29 We may expect cycles [of business] of shorter length to ride on the back of Juglar cycles.

1991 New Scientist 15 June 52/1 Is this book simply riding on the back of the popular demand for dinosaurabilia?

单词	to ride on the back of
释义	> as lemmas to ride on the back of a. to ride on the back of and variants: (figurative) to steer, control; to be mounted upon, to be carried by. Hence: to gain (unearned) advantage or aggrandizement from; to capitalize on the work or success of (cf. on the back of at back n.¹ Additions). ΚΠ 1595 W. Covell Polimanteia sig. V3 Hauing obtained Corinth, hee shall after come to ride vpon the backe of Greece. 1647 Armies Letanie sig. A2^v From riding on the backs of higher Powers,..Libera nos. 1740 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 1741 Lying rides upon Debt's back. 1781 J. Coltman Every Man's Monitor 67 He that rides on the back of pride, will certainly be cast headlong into hell. 1865 J. Heiton Old World & Young World i. 13 Fashion..—that merry imp who rides on the back of our cold prudence. 1921 P. Maxwell Third of Life iv. 30 His pride, riding on the back of his poverty, brought him many a snub and affront in those meagre days. 1952 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 66 29 We may expect cycles [of business] of shorter length to ride on the back of Juglar cycles. 1991 New Scientist 15 June 52/1 Is this book simply riding on the back of the popular demand for dinosaurabilia? extracted from ridev. < as lemmas
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