| 单词 | to strike oil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto strike oil P4. Originally U.S. to strike oil: (a) to succeed in reaching deposits of oil by drilling a borehole through the overlying rock; (b) figurative to hit on a source of great profit or success. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > prosper or flourish [verb (intransitive)] > have good fortune light?c1225 urec1440 to fall on (also upon) one's feet1574 to fall on (also upon) one's legs1723 to strike it rich1834 to strike oil1860 to luck out1902 to hit the jackpot1910 to bottom on (also upon) gold1926 to strike lucky1951 to hit (also strike, etc.) pay dirt1953 to land on one's feet1958 the mind > possession > wealth > be rich [verb (intransitive)] > find source of wealth to strike oil1860 society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > drill for oil or gas [verb (intransitive)] > find oil to strike oil1860 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 15 Dec. 302/2 Horace Greeley..declined, for the reason that he has struck Ile in a new spot early in November. 1862 Amer. Ann. Cycl. 1861 580/1 The oil, when first struck, has..been known to burst forth with great violence. 1875 Punch 6 Mar. 99/2 He has certainly ‘struck oil’ in the Costa Rica and Honduras loans. 1930 ‘Sapper’ Finger of Fate 180 The general consensus of opinion was that if his cricket was up to the rest of his form, Bob had struck oil. 1975 Times 7 Oct. 5/2 When oil is struck..the oilman needs samples for laboratory analysis. 1994 Nature 24 Nov. 315/2 S. P. Goldman..seems to have struck oil in the search for better ways of computing electronic states. < as lemmas |
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