英语词汇“whiteknuckle”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 adj. colloquial (originally North American) (esp. of air travel or a fairground ride) causing fear or suspense of such intensity that one's knuckles whiten in an anxious grip; (of a person) experiencing or showing such fear; (also) of or relating to such fear.

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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > having white knuckles

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white-knuckle1968

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] > of fairground ride

white-knuckle1968

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [adjective] > fairground ride

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1968 Washington Post 15 Aug. e1/2 She belongs ‘to the white knuckle club as far as flying's concerned’.

1976 Business Week 26 July 119/2 A less extreme, cheaper, and yet often effective course for the ‘white knuckle’ passenger is to join a fairly new type of therapy group devoted to taking the fear out of flying.

1985 Times 7 June 27/6 Wonderworld would eschew the ‘white knuckle’ rides but there would be thrills in another mode.

1992 Caravan Mag. Sept. 36/3 It has the usual array of rides, offering..the white-knuckle thrills of the Rattlesnake roller-coaster and the Tempest, in which passengers are suspended upside down.

2006 S. Lyle To Fairway Born (2007) xv. 277 It took Nigel less than a lap to assume complete mastery of the Porsche... Thanks, Nigel, that was one white-knuckle, brown-trousered ride I will never forget.

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	whiteknuckle
释义	> as lemmas white-knuckle white-knuckle adj. colloquial (originally North American) (esp. of air travel or a fairground ride) causing fear or suspense of such intensity that one's knuckles whiten in an anxious grip; (of a person) experiencing or showing such fear; (also) of or relating to such fear. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > having white knuckles white-knuckled1872 white-knuckle1968 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] > of fairground ride white-knuckle1968 society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > fairground or amusement park > [adjective] > fairground ride white-knuckle1968 1968 Washington Post 15 Aug. e1/2 She belongs ‘to the white knuckle club as far as flying's concerned’. 1976 Business Week 26 July 119/2 A less extreme, cheaper, and yet often effective course for the ‘white knuckle’ passenger is to join a fairly new type of therapy group devoted to taking the fear out of flying. 1985 Times 7 June 27/6 Wonderworld would eschew the ‘white knuckle’ rides but there would be thrills in another mode. 1992 Caravan Mag. Sept. 36/3 It has the usual array of rides, offering..the white-knuckle thrills of the Rattlesnake roller-coaster and the Tempest, in which passengers are suspended upside down. 2006 S. Lyle To Fairway Born (2007) xv. 277 It took Nigel less than a lap to assume complete mastery of the Porsche... Thanks, Nigel, that was one white-knuckle, brown-trousered ride I will never forget. extracted from whiteadj.adv.n. white-knuckle 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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