| 单词 | to ride to a standstill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ride (a horse) to a standstill 2. A state or condition of being unable to go on or keep moving due to exhaustion. Chiefly in phrases to ride (a horse) to a standstill and to row (a competitor) to a standstill. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > specific breathlessness1612 overfatigue1727 standstill1788 footsoreness1849 heat exhaustion1861 staleness1868 burn-out1903 chronic fatigue1908 driver fatigue1922 bonk1952 the wall1974 1788 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 2) Stand-still. He was run to a stand-still; i. e. till he could no longer move. 1898 H. S. Canfield Maid of Frontier i. 16 She would..dance to a stand-still any five men within a hundred miles. 1912 Throne 7 Aug. 227/1 Barry..rowed the New Zealander to a standstill a hundred yards from the winning post. 1994 A. K. Helbig & A. R. Perkins Land is Our Land 111 The dude turns the tables by coolly staying atop the striped horse and riding him to a standstill. < as lemmas |
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