单词 | death-defying |
释义 | > as lemmasdeath-defying death-defying adj. (a) willing to face or risk death; (b) perceived as highly dangerous to undertake or attempt. ΚΠ 1676 R. Shotterel & T. D'Urfey Archerie Reviv'd 5 What glorious Characters may Shooting gain? Whose use the death-defying Romans priz'd. 1722 J. Jones tr. Oppian Halieuticks iv. 155 But inky Cuttles further still improve In bold Pursuit, and Death-defying Love. 1801 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1007/2 Once high in praise for its stone-girt honours, in mighty walls and death-defying gates. 1878 ‘G. Eliot’ in Macmillan's Mag. July 168 What is martyrdom But death-defying utterance of belief? 1950 W. de la Mare Inward Compan. 68 This death-defying acrobat. 2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) vii. 66 These serial flicks inevitably ended up with the hero being left hanging on to a cliff or in some other death-defying situation. < as lemmas |
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