| 单词 | wheels of industry |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswheels of industry wheels of industry n. (the functioning or progress of) manufacturing industry, conceived of as the wheels or workings of a machine. ΚΠ 1768 W. Wilkie Fables 55 Just hope assists in all our toils; The wheels of industry it oils. 1840 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 490 The voice of poetry was too small and still to make itself heard amidst the din of the wheels of industry. 1866 Ladies' Repository Oct. 613 The clatter of business is hushed, the wheels of industry stand still, but thought is busy and brings up the past for a calm review. 1941 J. S. M. Simpson S. Afr. Fights 113 The wheels of industry travelled faster and faster. From Canada and the United States came motor parts and chassis, which would form the basis of armoured cars. 1992 Sunday Times of India 19 Apr. 23/1 The ban by the transport operators would stop all trade and industrial activity in the state and choke up the wheels of industry. < as lemmas |
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