释义 |
‖ encierro|enˈθjerro| [Sp., lit. act of enclosing or locking up.] The driving of bulls through the streets of a Spanish town from a corral to the bull-ring, freq. for the specific purpose of giving amateurs an opportunity to ‘play’ the bulls.
1845R. Ford Handbk. Trav. Spain i. ii. 179 The encierro, the driving them to the arena, is a service of danger. 1901Encycl. Sport I. 153/2 Soon the whole herd of bulls..is rattled along the lanes..in the direction of the bull-ring. The horsemen are assisted in this operation, called the encierro (‘enclosing’) by numerous amateurs. 1959Times 10 July 8/6 A quaking fear seizes every English stomach before the Encierro begins. 1966G. Sims Sleep no More xii. 84 He's taken part in the encierro at Pamplona—that's a run of about half a mile down zigzagging boarded-up streets to the bull ring. They let loose six young bulls to chase you. |