释义
[ grid -ahy-ern ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrɪdˌaɪ ərn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a football field.
a utensil consisting of parallel metal bars on which to broil meat or other food.
any framework or network resembling a gridiron.
a structure above the stage of a theater, from which hung scenery and the like are manipulated.
verb (used with object) to mark off into squares or design with a network of squares.
Origin of gridiron 1250–1300; Middle English gridirne, gridir (e ), gridere, variant of gridel griddle; variants in -irne, -ire, etc. are associated by folk etymology with ModE variant irne, ire iron
Words nearby gridiron gridder, griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron , gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, grid leak, gridlock, grid networking
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Example sentences from the Web for gridiron This opponent is like no other Rodgers has to face on the gridiron .
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Back then, every single newspaper, website, and news show (even the fake news shows) was awash in gridiron scandal.
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Doing well at the Gridiron is a rite of passage that not everybody survives.
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How an economist views the game and the evidence from XLVII years on the gridiron .
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But if you think the gridiron arts can shake up the grey matter, try the prize ring.
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Cut rather thin, lay on a gridiron over hot coals; when hot through, lay on a dish, and pepper well.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia | Marion Cabell Tyree
Back up the gridiron presently, Kenwood kicking on the second down.
Full-Back Foster | Ralph Henry Barbour
The business of the gridiron may be done by a Dutch oven, when occasion requires.
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It grew and grew till it showed as a horse, with a sort of gridiron thing on his back.
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They were soon in their suits and out on the gridiron practicing.
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British Dictionary definitions for gridiron noun a utensil of parallel metal bars, used to grill meat, fish, etc
any framework resembling this utensil
a framework above the stage in a theatre from which suspended scenery, lights, etc, are manipulated
the field of play in American football an informal name for American football (as modifier ) a gridiron hero Word Origin for gridiron C13 gredire, perhaps variant (through influence of ire iron ) of gredile griddle
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