英语词汇“to white-knuckle it”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

white-knuckle v. colloquial (originally North American) transitive (also occasionally intransitive) (a) to succeed at (something) in a way characterized by tension or apprehension; (also) to endure (an event or experience) which provokes fear, suspense, or anxiety; frequently in to white-knuckle it; (b) to grip (something) so tightly through fear or tension that one's knuckles whiten.

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1974 Port Neches (Texas) Midcounty Chron. 27 Mar. 8/1 After white-knuckling past Beaumont High..Nederland unloaded on the Chiefs for 12 big hits, to post an impressive 13-3 win.

1974 Daily Chron. (Centralia, Washington) 21 May 8/2 Marv McKenzie got the starting call Friday night and..his stint was typical of the way Centralia has white-knuckled the entire season.

1977 L. Thomas So Long until Tomorrow v. 181 That would have women screaming in the theater and men white-knuckling the arms of their seats.

1982 Washington Post 27 Feb. a15/1 I know the feeling of getting behind the wheel at 7 a.m. and white-knuckling it to school on icy roads.

1993 J. M. Yates Line Screw viii. 130 He was white-knuckling his chair so that he could launch himself if need be into the middle of what he supposed would be a hellish fray.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Mar. b6/4 He's forced to ‘white knuckle’ his way through anxieties that many now escape pharmaceutically.

单词	to white-knuckle it
释义	> as lemmas to white-knuckle it white-knuckle v. colloquial (originally North American) transitive (also occasionally intransitive) (a) to succeed at (something) in a way characterized by tension or apprehension; (also) to endure (an event or experience) which provokes fear, suspense, or anxiety; frequently in to white-knuckle it; (b) to grip (something) so tightly through fear or tension that one's knuckles whiten. ΚΠ 1974 Port Neches (Texas) Midcounty Chron. 27 Mar. 8/1 After white-knuckling past Beaumont High..Nederland unloaded on the Chiefs for 12 big hits, to post an impressive 13-3 win. 1974 Daily Chron. (Centralia, Washington) 21 May 8/2 Marv McKenzie got the starting call Friday night and..his stint was typical of the way Centralia has white-knuckled the entire season. 1977 L. Thomas So Long until Tomorrow v. 181 That would have women screaming in the theater and men white-knuckling the arms of their seats. 1982 Washington Post 27 Feb. a15/1 I know the feeling of getting behind the wheel at 7 a.m. and white-knuckling it to school on icy roads. 1993 J. M. Yates Line Screw viii. 130 He was white-knuckling his chair so that he could launch himself if need be into the middle of what he supposed would be a hellish fray. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 Mar. b6/4 He's forced to ‘white knuckle’ his way through anxieties that many now escape pharmaceutically. extracted from whiteadj.adv.n. < as lemmas
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