| 单词 | women and children first |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswomen and children first d. Originally Nautical. women and children first: (on a sinking ship) directing that women and children should be allowed on to the lifeboats before men; (hence allusively) recommending escape from a situation (chiefly humorous). ΚΠ 1856 R. Newton Rills from Fountain of Life 101 The women and children first, then every man for himself, and God for us all! 1860 W. D. O'Connor Harrington x. 188 Back from the boats... The first man that touches a boat I'll brain. Women and children first, men. 1928 Times 1 Feb. 16/5 There is another story of another rather ‘dud’ play. After the third act, so great was the rush of the audience to fade away that a man stood up and shouted, ‘Women and children first!’ 1934 M. V. Hughes London Child (1946) xi. 106 ‘Women and children first,’ shouted Barnholt, and..Edgar gave me a mighty push toward the shore. 1992 R. Rankin Brentford Triangle (BNC) 212 When he flung a dart it was very much a case of stand aside lads, and women and children first. < as lemmas |
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