释义 |
half-mile [f. half- II. a.] attrib. Extending to, comprising or covering, half a mile. Hence half-miler, one who competes in a half-mile race; half-miling, the running of such a race.
1799Steele Papers I. 176 The Purse is one hundred and fifty Dollars the first day 3 ½-mile heats. 1901Encycl. Sport I. 48/2 The Amateur Championship meeting has..a Half Mile Race. 1934T. O. Beachcroft Young Man in Hurry 49 ‘All out for the half-mile!’..Why did none of the other half-milers move? 1959Times 18 May 3/3 Down the last back straight Valentin went like a half-miler. 1963Times 27 May 5/6 British half-miling, which has been experiencing something of a renaissance this season, was further strengthened over the weekend. |