单词 | walk-away |
释义 | > as lemmaswalk-away walk-away n. a race in which the winner leaves the competitors far behind (cf. to walk away from at sense 16e and runaway n. 5a); also in extended use and as adj. (cf. runaway n. 5b, runaway adj. 3). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race quarter-mile1611 dead1635 diaulos1706 quarter1779 dead heat1796 match race1804 dash1836 sprint race1836 mile1851 road race1852 time trial1857 decider1858 all-ages1864 rough-up1864 hippodrome1867 distance running1868 team race1869 run-off1873 relay race1878 walk-away1879 title race1905 tortoise race1913 procession1937 stage1943 pace1968 prologue1973 the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > doing effortlessly > done easily > done with great ease walkover1908 walk-away1926 1879 E. Harrigan Mulligan Guard Ball (typescript) i. iii. 4 Oh, he's a walk away for Buck. 1888 Daily News 16 July 3/6 The final heat was of course a walk away for Thames, who won by three lengths. 1926 Amer. Mercury Dec. 465/2 It [sc. Variety] has developed..the following new terms for a [Broadway] success: ‘zowied 'em’,..‘walk-away hit’ and ‘clicked heavy’. 1958 Time (Atlantic ed.) 6 Oct. 16 Turning from a Democratic walkaway into a neck-and-neck sprint. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c 4/1 For UCLA, the walkaway winner of the Pac-8 title, the game against U-M will be a final tuneup before going into the NCAA tournament. 1987 Newsweek 18 May 27/3 The general election is not going to be the walkaway it was in 1983. < as lemmas |
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