| 释义 |
bridgeless, a.|ˈbrɪdʒlɪs|
[f. bridge n.1 + -less.]
Having no bridge, unspanned by a bridge; also fig.
1801Southey Thalaba v. x, A free and bridgeless tide, Euphrates rolls along. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. IX. xx. viii. 157 A chasm or bridgeless interstice between two ramparts. 1884H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spir. W. (ed. 8) 72 The bridgeless gulf between the natural and the spiritual.
b. Of the nose.
1863Geo. Eliot Romola in Cornh. Mag. VII. 286 His bridgeless nose and low forehead. |