| 单词 |
collar-work |
| 释义 |
ˈcollar-work 1. lit. Work in which a horse has to strain hard against the collar, as in drawing a heavy load or going up hill.
1872Black Adv. Phaeton xxii. 307 Giving a long spell of collar-work to the horses. 1887T. Trollope What I Remember II. viii. 132 There were still fourteen miles, nearly all collar-work, between that [Lucca] and the baths. 2. fig. Severe and close work.
1871Daily News 25 Jan., Breaking down in harness, under the severe collarwork of these democratic days. 1875C. L. Kenney Mem. M. W. Balfe 38 When the day's allowance of stiff ‘collar work’ was accomplished. |

英语词典包含277258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。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:collarwork英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语