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单词 excelsior
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Definition of excelsior in English:

excelsior

noun ɛkˈsɛlsɪɔːɪkˈsɛlsiər
  • 1Used in the names of hotels and products to indicate superior quality.

    they stayed at the Excelsior
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nineteen of the city's homicides have been in the Mission / Excelsior districts and 16 have been in the Bayview, with others in the Filmore.
    • Van Persie, whose father, a sculptor, raised him as a single parent, had behavioural problems at school and clashed with coaches at his first club, Excelsior.
    • Owned by Sullivan Lane Stable and Vincent Scuderi, Classic Endeavor also won the 2003 Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap at Aqueduct.
    • Right in the middle of the city, the Excelsior is where many students wait for buses.
    • Well, it is Sunday night, just a few minutes after ten and here I sit in front of the computer with some Excelsior water crackers with ham flavoured cheese spread and a Ting (no VX tonight!
    • The three new Navy College Rating Partners are: Southern New Hampshire University, Excelsior University and Central Texas College.
    • If you're thinking about investing in Asia, look no further than Excelsior Pacific / Asia to play the macroeconomic trends sweeping the region.
    • Credit by Examination can be earned via the College Level Examination Program, DANTES Subject Standardized Tests and the Excelsior College Examination.
    • To complement the awards, an Excelsior Conference will take place on Wednesday November 12, in the Burlington Hotel.
    • Meanwhile, you're theoretically defending the Excelsior, which rarely defends itself for some reason, and its shields are made of laughter and kisses.
    • The news of the fabulous wealth of the Klondike creeks had broken only in mid-July, when the steamers Excelsior and Portland reached San Francisco and Seattle, respectively, with the first miners who had ‘struck it rich.’
    • The group has bought the Excelsior, takes over the Grumpy Mole in December, owns the Loaded Hog, Shooters and is setting up a club in the old Money Club Building next door.
    • My Clayton and Shuttleworth steamroller Excelsior was delivered new to Alfred J Ward and Sons in 1902.
    • I am eating some Excelsior Water Crackers right now…
    • I asked him if he remembered the Excelsior 14-model butter-churn, and he said no.
  • 2North American mass noun Softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Toys stuffed with styrene foam, foam beads or excelsior must Not be washed.
    • Then I demonstrate with some materials in front of the class, capturing their attention by telling them, ‘There's a little puppy in this excelsior.’
    • For instance, my dream is to wrap myself as a birthday present, pack myself in excelsior and ship myself to Greenland - collect!
    • The roots are rolled tightly, like a cigarette, in excelsior and plastic to keep the roots moist until planting time.
    • It is the excelsior from the tea set that Kenneth mails to Rhoda that she sets afire to murder Leroy.
    • After drying, cut off any remaining foliage and pack the bulbs in a few layers of clean vermiculite, peat moss or excelsior.
    • Using a ‘throw-away’ product - excelsior - kids can create their own three-dimensional ‘furry friends.’

Origin

Late 18th century (as an exclamation): from Latin, comparative of excelsus, from ex- 'out, beyond' + celsus 'lofty'.

 
 

Definition of excelsior in US English:

excelsior

nounɪkˈsɛlsiərikˈselsēər
  • 1Used in the names of hotels, newspapers, and other products to indicate superior quality.

    they stayed at the Excelsior
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you're thinking about investing in Asia, look no further than Excelsior Pacific / Asia to play the macroeconomic trends sweeping the region.
    • The three new Navy College Rating Partners are: Southern New Hampshire University, Excelsior University and Central Texas College.
    • The news of the fabulous wealth of the Klondike creeks had broken only in mid-July, when the steamers Excelsior and Portland reached San Francisco and Seattle, respectively, with the first miners who had ‘struck it rich.’
    • Van Persie, whose father, a sculptor, raised him as a single parent, had behavioural problems at school and clashed with coaches at his first club, Excelsior.
    • My Clayton and Shuttleworth steamroller Excelsior was delivered new to Alfred J Ward and Sons in 1902.
    • I asked him if he remembered the Excelsior 14-model butter-churn, and he said no.
    • The group has bought the Excelsior, takes over the Grumpy Mole in December, owns the Loaded Hog, Shooters and is setting up a club in the old Money Club Building next door.
    • Right in the middle of the city, the Excelsior is where many students wait for buses.
    • Credit by Examination can be earned via the College Level Examination Program, DANTES Subject Standardized Tests and the Excelsior College Examination.
    • Nineteen of the city's homicides have been in the Mission / Excelsior districts and 16 have been in the Bayview, with others in the Filmore.
    • Owned by Sullivan Lane Stable and Vincent Scuderi, Classic Endeavor also won the 2003 Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap at Aqueduct.
    • Well, it is Sunday night, just a few minutes after ten and here I sit in front of the computer with some Excelsior water crackers with ham flavoured cheese spread and a Ting (no VX tonight!
    • I am eating some Excelsior Water Crackers right now…
    • Meanwhile, you're theoretically defending the Excelsior, which rarely defends itself for some reason, and its shields are made of laughter and kisses.
    • To complement the awards, an Excelsior Conference will take place on Wednesday November 12, in the Burlington Hotel.
    1. 1.1North American Softwood shavings used for packing fragile goods or stuffing furniture.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Then I demonstrate with some materials in front of the class, capturing their attention by telling them, ‘There's a little puppy in this excelsior.’
      • After drying, cut off any remaining foliage and pack the bulbs in a few layers of clean vermiculite, peat moss or excelsior.
      • The roots are rolled tightly, like a cigarette, in excelsior and plastic to keep the roots moist until planting time.
      • Toys stuffed with styrene foam, foam beads or excelsior must Not be washed.
      • For instance, my dream is to wrap myself as a birthday present, pack myself in excelsior and ship myself to Greenland - collect!
      • Using a ‘throw-away’ product - excelsior - kids can create their own three-dimensional ‘furry friends.’
      • It is the excelsior from the tea set that Kenneth mails to Rhoda that she sets afire to murder Leroy.

Origin

Late 18th century (as an exclamation): from Latin, comparative of excelsus, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’.

 
 
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