请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 wheelless
释义

wheellessadj.

Brit. /ˈwiːlləs/, /ˈhwiːlləs/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wi(l)ləs/
Etymology: < wheel n. + -less suffix.
Without a wheel or wheels; having no wheels; not adapted to wheeled vehicles.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > with specific number of wheels > without wheels
wheelless1824
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > fit for (spec. type of) traffic
cartable1693
carriageable1801
trafficable1845
wheelless1897
motorable1905
1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance I. xxvii. 296 The carpet..was..strewed with headless dolls, tailless horses, wheelless carts.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxxvii. 370 Withers..stood upright..behind her wheel-less chair at dinner time.
1897 Q. Rev. Oct. 470 In many a rollicking expedition in wheelless Liddesdale.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1824
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/9 9:22:59