| 释义 |
‖ virage, n.|viraʒ|
[Fr., f. virer to turn, swing round.]
A sharp bend in a road or other route, esp. one of a series forming a zigzag, as on a steep hill, etc.; a sharp turn made by a vehicle, etc., as when negotiating such a bend. Also fig.
1963Water Skier Spring 12/2 Carry out series of connected virages across wakes on mono ski. 1968V. Canning Melting Man iv. 89 It was a small, rough road, doubling back..and then climbing steeply..by way of a series of virages that made me keep my eyes strictly on the road. 1977G. Nicholson Great Bike Race (1978) ix. 105 Each bend has a signpost, counting down from virage 20 at the bottom, which tells you the altitude and helpfully points the way to the nearest telephone. 1989Guardian 18 July 39/5 The recording that apparently survives of Stravinsky conducting the Rite with another (French) orchestra and barely keeping the performance on the road, what with his rhythmical virages, nids de poule, and chute[s] de pierres. |