单词 | casting couch |
释义 | > as lemmascasting couch casting couch n. colloquial (originally U.S.) see quots. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > casting-couch casting couch1948 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. xi. ii. 704 Terms emanating from Hollywood wits..casting-couch for the divan in a casting-director's office. 1963 Sunday Express 27 Jan. 22/6 In the old days..the only way anyone got anywhere in this business was by way of the casting couch. 1966 C. Fenn Pyramid of Night ix. 183 Get a load of that casting couch. What girl wouldn't want to be laid on velvet? < as lemmas |
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。