| 单词 | to ride shotgun |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ride shotgun m. to ride shotgun North American. extracted from ridev. (a) To travel as a (usually armed) guard next to the driver of a vehicle; (in extended use) to act as a protector. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > watch or keep guard [verb (intransitive)] > act as guard on vehicle to ride shotgun1912 1912 Cosmopolitan Sept. 470/2 If thar’s money aboard, an' the express outfit wants it defended, they slams on some sport to ride shotgun that trip. 1931 S. N. Lake Wyatt Earp 162 Regular Stage at 7:00 A.M., next Monday. Wyatt Earp, of Dodge, will ride shotgun. 1955 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Oct. 1 The non-company farmers are up in arms over shots fired at neighboring workers' homes. Several have offered to ‘ride shotgun’ on company trucks. 1966 National Observer (U.S.) 26 Dec. 1/2 The gunships ‘ride shotgun’ on the highly vulnerable, more lightly armed transports. 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) xv. 284 On nightwatch it's comforting sometimes to have someone riding shotgun or walking beside you. 2002 W. Kennedy Roscoe 212 Mac had known Morty for years, moonlighted with him during Prohibition, riding shotgun on his days off..in Morty's seven-passenger, armor-plated Buick. (b) To travel in the front passenger seat of a vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride in a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > ride in a wheeled vehicle > in a motor car > in specific manner coast1925 to ride shotgun1961 1961 Seattle Daily Times 29 Jan. 21 Riding Shotgun on Ambulance... Riding ‘shotgun’ on our swaying ‘stagecoach’ were various young doctors. 1972 National Observer (U.S.) 27 May 1/1 Bob Earle was riding shotgun when suddenly my car skidded hard, its rear whipping out to the right. 1992 C. P. Estés Women who run with Wolves i. 27 She is said to stand by the highways near El Paso, or ride shotgun with truckers to Morelia. 2005 R. J. Sawyer Mindscan xvii. 114 She was happy to do the driving now. I couldn't remember the last time I'd ridden shotgun, but it did give me a chance to look at the scenery. < as lemmas |
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