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单词 Hillite
释义

Hillite

/ˈhɪlʌɪt /
noun Australian informal
A spectator who watches a sporting event from a seating area which consists of an uncovered slope: he walked to his fielding position in front of the Hillites...
  • No jeering from the usually super-caustic Hillites at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
  • Once when he was in the outfield with his back to the Hillites, an untoward and over-beered barracker made insulting remarks about his size.
  • An icy gale sent Hillites stampeding across the field.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the Australian sense of hill 'an uncovered area of rising ground for spectators at a sporting event' + -ite1.

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